Capital Fund Management S.A. Purchases Shares of 126,861 Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Capital Fund Management S.A. acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 126,861 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $2,150,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 59.0% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 612 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 925 shares during the period. Synergy Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 68.7% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,067 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 1,249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $78,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wedbush raised shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE HR traded up $0.28 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $15.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,129,278 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,316,371. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.60 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.97 and a beta of 0.85. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $13.86 and a 52-week high of $18.90. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $16.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $16.95.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.81 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 51.60% and a negative return on equity of 11.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.76%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently -69.66%.

Healthcare Realty Trust Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R.