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American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) Reaches New 1-Year High - What's Next?

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American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $37.13 and last traded at $37.21, with a volume of 359093 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $36.36.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AHR. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $34.00 price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp increased their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Monday, April 28th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. Scotiabank initiated coverage on American Healthcare REIT in a report on Monday, June 30th. They set a "sector outperform" rating and a $42.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $37.75.

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American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 2.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.38. The business has a fifty day moving average of $34.82 and a 200 day moving average of $30.98. The stock has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -137.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.09.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.01. American Healthcare REIT had a negative return on equity of 1.85% and a negative net margin of 1.96%. The firm had revenue of $540.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $542.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.30 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 1.41 earnings per share for the current year.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. American Healthcare REIT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -370.37%.

Insider Transactions at American Healthcare REIT

In other news, CIO Stefan K.L. Oh sold 3,860 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.10, for a total transaction of $139,346.00. Following the transaction, the executive owned 95,671 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,453,723.10. The trade was a 3.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.92% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of American Healthcare REIT

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 22.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,795,192 shares of the company's stock worth $569,494,000 after buying an additional 3,437,861 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in American Healthcare REIT by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,373,709 shares of the company's stock valued at $374,923,000 after buying an additional 134,822 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in American Healthcare REIT by 1,543.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,022,455 shares of the company's stock worth $152,180,000 after purchasing an additional 4,716,792 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 350.7% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,559,365 shares of the company's stock worth $138,149,000 after buying an additional 3,547,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 4,310,788 shares of the company's stock valued at $122,513,000 after acquiring an additional 94,925 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.68% of the company's stock.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

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Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value.

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