B. Riley Issues Positive Estimate for DHC Earnings

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report issued on Tuesday, May 20th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.06. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.02. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 26.09% and a negative return on equity of 17.55%. The company had revenue of $386.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $381.19 million.

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

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DHC traded up $0.13 on Wednesday, reaching $3.14. 712,133 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,004,084. The company has a fifty day moving average of $2.51 and a 200-day moving average of $2.47. The company has a market capitalization of $757.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.95 and a beta of 2.37. The company has a current ratio of 11.57, a quick ratio of 11.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a twelve month low of $2.00 and a twelve month high of $4.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 55.1% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 116,782 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 41,489 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 78.7% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 175,182 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 77,170 shares in the last quarter. ING Groep NV purchased a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 4th quarter worth $460,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $990,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.98% of the company's stock.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 22nd. Diversified Healthcare Trust's payout ratio is -3.28%.

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.