7,317 Shares in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR Bought by International Assets Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased 7,317 shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. valued at approximately $269,000 in the second quarter.
• American Healthcare REIT has received several upgraded ratings from analysts, with target prices ranging from $41.00 to $46.00 and an average rating of "Buy."
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25, equating to an annualized dividend yield of 2.3%, despite a negative payout ratio.

International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 7,317 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $269,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 57.9% during the 1st quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 16,070 shares of the company's stock worth $487,000 after buying an additional 5,891 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 42.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 417 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter valued at approximately $476,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 4.2% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,235,051 shares of the company's stock valued at $67,722,000 after acquiring an additional 89,926 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 25.7% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 17,493 shares of the company's stock valued at $530,000 after acquiring an additional 3,578 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.68% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at American Healthcare REIT

In other American Healthcare REIT news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 3,850 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.89, for a total transaction of $161,276.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 59,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,475,699. This represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.92% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $41.00 target price for the company. KeyCorp increased their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Truist Financial upped their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $45.00.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of American Healthcare REIT stock opened at $43.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -198.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.46. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 52-week low of $24.21 and a 52-week high of $43.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $542.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $539.49 million. American Healthcare REIT had a negative net margin of 1.56% and a negative return on equity of 1.43%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 1.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. American Healthcare REIT's payout ratio is presently -454.55%.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value.

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