SG Americas Securities LLC Has $765,000 Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 78.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 45,024 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 166,642 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $765,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HR. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $202,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 48.9% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,307,109 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,591,000 after purchasing an additional 757,542 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 314.1% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 223,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,539,000 after acquiring an additional 169,248 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 154.0% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 519,816 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $8,343,000 after purchasing an additional 315,179 shares during the period.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Up 1.1%

HR stock opened at $20.62 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.40. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $15.28 and a 12-month high of $20.90. The firm has a market cap of $7.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.59 and a beta of 0.98.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 17.34% and a negative return on equity of 4.29%. The company had revenue of $275.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $283.01 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. Research analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -165.52%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HR. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Raymond James Financial began coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.62.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Amanda L. Callaway sold 25,767 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.37, for a total value of $524,873.79. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 109,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,239,762.98. This represents a 18.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, acquisition and management of outpatient medical facilities. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company’s portfolio is focused primarily on medical office buildings and outpatient healthcare properties that serve hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers. Its business model centers on securing long-term, triple-net leases to generate stable income streams from a diversified tenant base.

The company’s properties are located across key metropolitan markets in the United States, including major healthcare hubs in the Southeast, Southwest and in select coastal regions.