B. Riley Issues Negative Forecast for DHC Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has lowered its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Diversified Healthcare Trust to $0.05, down from $0.07, while providing conservative estimates for future quarters as well.
• The real estate investment trust reported $0.08 EPS for the latest quarter, matching analyst expectations but showing a negative return on equity and net margin.
• Diversified Healthcare Trust recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.01, with an annualized dividend yield of 1.2%, despite a negative payout ratio.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report released on Monday, August 4th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.07. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded Diversified Healthcare Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 10th.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $3.36. The stock had a trading volume of 628,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 984,064. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $3.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.90. The firm has a market cap of $811.14 million, a P/E ratio of -2.82 and a beta of 2.52. The company has a quick ratio of 14.36, a current ratio of 6.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 12-month low of $2.00 and a 12-month high of $4.24.

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

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 21st will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 21st. Diversified Healthcare Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -3.36%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Park West Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust during the first quarter worth about $8,583,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 158.9% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,862,334 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,270,000 after buying an additional 2,370,459 shares in the last quarter. Carronade Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,857,000. BlackBarn Capital Partners LP boosted its position in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. BlackBarn Capital Partners LP now owns 6,250,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $14,375,000 after buying an additional 1,841,503 shares during the period. Finally, LDR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the second quarter worth $2,560,000. 75.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Company Profile

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.