American Healthcare REIT (AHR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its investments were structured to align tenant incentives with property upkeep and capital improvements, supporting consistent occupancy and operating performance.

Founded in 2015, American Healthcare REIT expanded primarily through disciplined acquisitions and selective joint ventures with leading senior housing and post‐acute care providers. The company’s management leveraged deep industry relationships to source off‐market opportunities and to negotiate long‐term lease agreements featuring creditworthy healthcare tenants.

In 2019, American Healthcare REIT rebranded as CareTrust REIT to better reflect an evolving focus that included life science and medical office assets alongside its senior housing base. The organization’s leadership team was headed by President and Chief Executive Officer David D. Feuer, supported by senior executives with extensive experience in healthcare real estate investment and operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.04 to $54.86
• 50-Day Range: $52.62 to $57.78
• 52-Week Range: $40.00 to $58.70
• Volume: 139,737 shs
• Average Volume: 2.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 80.35
• Dividend Yield: 1.83%
• Price Target: $62.58
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

American Healthcare REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Healthcare REIT scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 184 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

American Healthcare REIT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

American Healthcare REIT has a consensus price target of $62.58, representing about 16.4% upside from its current price of $53.78.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Healthcare REIT has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Healthcare REIT are expected to grow by 14.68% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Healthcare REIT is 79.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Healthcare REIT is 79.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Healthcare REIT has a PEG Ratio of 1.54. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Healthcare REIT has a P/B Ratio of 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.64% of the float of American Healthcare REIT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Healthcare REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.23.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Healthcare REIT has recently increased by 33.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

American Healthcare REIT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Healthcare REIT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Healthcare REIT is 147.06%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Healthcare REIT will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.00% next year. This indicates that American Healthcare REIT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

American Healthcare REIT has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for American Healthcare REIT this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for AHR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added American Healthcare REIT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Healthcare REIT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,499,730.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.75% of the stock of American Healthcare REIT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

16.68% of the stock of American Healthcare REIT is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/17 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AHR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:AHR
• CIK: 1632970
• Web: www.americanhealthcarereit.com
• Phone: 949-270-9200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 110
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Healthcare REIT: $62.58
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 79.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.97
• P/E Growth: 1.54
• Net Income: $69.81 million
• Net Margins: 4.84%
• Pretax Margin: 3.94%
• Return on Equity: 3.63%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.25
• Cash Flow: $1.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 34.41
• Book Value: $18.08 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 218,000,000
• Free Float: 216,364,000
• Market Cap: $11.87 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.74