American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) EVP Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) EVP Mark Foster sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.39, for a total value of $110,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 51,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,859,065.63. The trade was a 3.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

American Healthcare REIT Price Performance

NYSE:AHR traded up $1.24 on Tuesday, reaching $56.45. 3,166,368 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,066,952. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.61. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 12 month low of $40.00 and a 12 month high of $58.70. The firm has a market cap of $12.31 billion, a PE ratio of 83.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. American Healthcare REIT had a return on equity of 3.63% and a net margin of 4.84%.The firm had revenue of $674.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $645.30 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.42 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.190 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 2.18 earnings per share for the current year.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 147.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 9,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 1,191 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in American Healthcare REIT in the 2nd quarter worth about $13,348,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 5,688.8% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 11,627,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $606,378,000 after acquiring an additional 11,426,708 shares during the period. Greenland Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 94.7% during the second quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 185,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,648,000 after acquiring an additional 90,000 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 31.0% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after acquiring an additional 2,363 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.68% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AHR. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 price objective (up from $55.00) on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $58.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.67.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

American Healthcare REIT, Inc (NYSE: AHR) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and managing healthcare?related properties across the United States. The company’s portfolio spanned senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and outpatient care centers, all operated under long?term net lease or triple?net lease structures designed to provide stable, predictable rental income.

Employing a strategy of partnering with established healthcare operators, American Healthcare REIT targeted properties in both major metropolitan areas and high?growth secondary markets to capitalize on demographic trends such as an aging population and increased demand for outpatient services.