B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for DHC Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its earnings estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC), projecting Q3 2025 earnings per share to be $0.08, down from $0.09.
• The company's recent stock performance reflects volatility, with shares opening at $3.89 and a market cap of $939.08 million, amid high institutional investor activity.
• Diversified Healthcare Trust announced a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share, maintaining a low payout ratio of -3.36%, indicating financial challenges.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 4th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.09. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DHC traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $4.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 211,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 916,038. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a one year low of $2.00 and a one year high of $4.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 6.35 and a current ratio of 6.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of -3.61 and a beta of 2.62. The stock's 50-day moving average is $3.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.08.

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

Diversified Healthcare Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C acquired a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 169.2% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,161 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 6,387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 296.3% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,174 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 13,588 shares in the last quarter. 75.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.