B. Riley Equities Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for DHC

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its Q2 2026 earnings estimate for Diversified Healthcare Trust to $0.15 per share, down from $0.16, while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a target price of $5.50.
• Diversified Healthcare Trust is currently trading at $4.41, with a market cap of $1.06 billion and a P/E ratio of -3.71.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.01, resulting in an annualized yield of 0.9%.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 17th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.16. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $5.50 target price on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Price Performance

NASDAQ DHC traded down $0.08 on Thursday, hitting $4.51. 346,069 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 929,414. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $3.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.19. The company has a market cap of $1.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.79 and a beta of 2.62. The company has a current ratio of 6.35, a quick ratio of 6.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 1-year low of $2.00 and a 1-year high of $4.65.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.08. The business had revenue of $382.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $382.74 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 18.83% and a negative return on equity of 14.69%.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Monday, July 21st were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 21st. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Diversified Healthcare Trust's dividend payout ratio is -3.36%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 169.2% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,161 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 6,387 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 296.3% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,174 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 13,588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $45,000. 75.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership of senior living communities, medical office buildings, and wellness centers. It operates through the following segments: Office Portfolio, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Non-Segment. The Office Portfolio segment consists of medical office properties leased to medical providers and other medical related businesses, as well as life science properties leased to biotech laboratories and other similar tenants.