Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the five ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $7.50.

Several brokerages have commented on BKD. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Brookdale Senior Living from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Brookdale Senior Living during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 1,999.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,180 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 6,838 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 6,029.2% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 9,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 9,707 shares in the last quarter. Crestline Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living during the fourth quarter worth about $64,000. Finally, Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living during the fourth quarter worth about $65,000.

Brookdale Senior Living Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of BKD stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $6.49. The company had a trading volume of 410,212 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,357,541. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.05, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of -7.31 and a beta of 0.87. The company's fifty day moving average is $5.96 and its 200 day moving average is $5.57. Brookdale Senior Living has a fifty-two week low of $4.45 and a fifty-two week high of $8.12.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported ($0.37) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by ($0.21). Brookdale Senior Living had a negative net margin of 6.46% and a negative return on equity of 65.92%. The firm had revenue of $780.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.78 million. Research analysts expect that Brookdale Senior Living will post -0.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brookdale Senior Living Company Profile

Brookdale Senior Living Inc owns, manages, and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates in three segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The Independent Living segment owns or leases communities comprising independent and assisted living units in a single community that are primarily designed for middle to upper income seniors.