Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) is a real estate investment trust that specializes in owning and leasing healthcare-related properties. The company’s portfolio is focused primarily on senior housing and care facilities, including skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, memory care units, independent living apartments and continuing care retirement communities. Through long‐term, triple‐net leases, Community Healthcare Trust seeks stable, predictable cash flows by partnering with experienced operators that manage day-to-day resident care and property operations.

As of the latest reporting, Community Healthcare Trust’s holdings span multiple regions across the United States, with properties located in both urban and suburban markets. The trust’s diversified tenant base includes a mix of national, regional and local operators, providing exposure to varying market dynamics while maintaining occupancy levels through established lease agreements. This geographic and operator diversification is designed to mitigate risks associated with individual markets and enhance the portfolio’s overall resilience.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Community Healthcare Trust conducts its public equity trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “CHCT.” The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Rogers, who brings extensive experience in healthcare real estate and capital markets. Under Rogers’s leadership, the trust has pursued disciplined portfolio growth and maintains a focus on properties that cater to aging demographics and the increasing demand for senior care services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.01 to $15.30
• 50-Day Range: $14.34 to $16.35
• 52-Week Range: $14.20 to $20.87
• Volume: 168,517 shs
• Average Volume: 196,503 shs
• Market Capitalization: $426.68 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 12.57%
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Community Healthcare Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Community Healthcare Trust scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 594th out of 925 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Community Healthcare Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Community Healthcare Trust has a consensus price target of $18.00, representing about 19.7% upside from its current price of $15.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Community Healthcare Trust has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Community Healthcare Trust are expected to grow by 6.49% in the coming year, from $1.85 to $1.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is -38.56, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is -38.56, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Community Healthcare Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.07% of the outstanding shares of Community Healthcare Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Community Healthcare Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Community Healthcare Trust has recently increased by 1.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Community Healthcare Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Community Healthcare Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Community Healthcare Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.94% in the coming year. This indicates that Community Healthcare Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.07% of the outstanding shares of Community Healthcare Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Community Healthcare Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Community Healthcare Trust has recently increased by 1.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

Community Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of -0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Community Healthcare Trust this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for CHCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Community Healthcare Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Community Healthcare Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.10% of the stock of Community Healthcare Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.84% of the stock of Community Healthcare Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CHCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHCT shares performed this year?

Community Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $19.21 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CHCT stock has decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $15.04.

How were Community Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter?

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.04. The real estate investment trust earned $30.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.22 million. Community Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 6.25% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.59%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Community Healthcare Trust IPO?

Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) raised $126 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 21st 2015. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Sandler ONeill + Partners, Evercore ISI and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Janney Montgomery Scott, Oppenheimer and BB&T Capital Markets were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Community Healthcare Trust?

Shares of CHCT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Community Healthcare Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Community Healthcare Trust investors own include Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Walmart (WMT), Chevron (CVX) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Record date for 8/22 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/22/2025
• Today: 10/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHCT
• CIK: 1631569
• Web: www.chct.reit
• Phone: (615) 771-3052
• Fax: 615-771-3064
• Employees: 30
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Community Healthcare Trust: $18.00
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.39)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$3.18 million
• Net Margins: -6.25%
• Pretax Margin: -6.25%
• Return on Equity: -1.59%
• Return on Assets: -0.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $115.79 million
• Price / Sales: 3.68
• Cash Flow: $1.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.47
• Book Value: $16.85 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,370,000
• Free Float: 26,920,000
• Market Cap: $426.68 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71