Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) Shares Acquired by AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd

AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Free Report) by 25.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,508,946 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 304,700 shares during the quarter. Brookdale Senior Living makes up approximately 2.0% of AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd owned approximately 0.76% of Brookdale Senior Living worth $7,590,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living during the 4th quarter worth approximately $65,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,091,415 shares of the company's stock worth $10,520,000 after buying an additional 163,016 shares during the last quarter. Landmark Investment Partners L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living during the 4th quarter worth about $7,374,000. Pingora Partners LLC grew its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Pingora Partners LLC now owns 193,184 shares of the company's stock valued at $972,000 after buying an additional 32,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Penn Capital Management Company LLC raised its holdings in Brookdale Senior Living by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 1,768,632 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,896,000 after acquiring an additional 233,158 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on BKD. Barclays upped their target price 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. Macquarie reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 price objective on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $7.50.

Brookdale Senior Living Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSE BKD opened at $6.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.42 and a beta of 0.87. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.45 and a 1-year high of $8.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.05. The company has a 50 day moving average of $5.99 and a 200-day moving average of $5.58.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $780.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.78 million. Brookdale Senior Living had a negative net margin of 6.46% and a negative return on equity of 65.92%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Brookdale Senior Living

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.

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