36,539 Shares in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Bought by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 36,539 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $618,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Starboard Value LP acquired a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $342,110,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $76,825,000. Rush Island Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Rush Island Management LP now owns 15,681,440 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $265,800,000 after buying an additional 2,747,848 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $39,337,000. Finally, Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $31,398,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian bought 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $14.71 per share, with a total value of $36,775.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 56,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at $831,144.42. This trade represents a 4.63% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.37% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on HR. Wedbush decreased their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, May 31st. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.80.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $15.15. The company had a trading volume of 6,452,713 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,130,231. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $15.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.07. The firm has a market cap of $5.32 billion, a PE ratio of -13.90 and a beta of 0.88. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $14.09 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39. The company had revenue of $288.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $297.39 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 7.06% and a negative net margin of 31.32%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.19%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -113.76%.

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.