Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $1 Million Stock Holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. has significantly reduced its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust, cutting its position by 53.3% in the first quarter, leaving it with about 59,193 shares valued at approximately $1 million.
• Several institutional investors have recently changed their stakes in Healthcare Realty Trust, with notable increases from UMB Bank n.a. and new acquisitions from Golden State Wealth Management and Avalon Trust Co.
• Analysts have downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from "hold" to "sell," with Wells Fargo and Wedbush cutting their target prices to $15.00 and $16.00, respectively, reflecting a negative outlook on the stock.

Capital Fund Management S.A. trimmed its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 53.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 59,193 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 67,668 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A.'s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,000,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Starboard Value LP bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $342,110,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $100,817,000. Rush Island Management LP increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 21.2% in the 4th quarter. Rush Island Management LP now owns 15,681,440 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $265,800,000 after buying an additional 2,747,848 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $39,337,000. Finally, Centersquare Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $30,834,000.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HR traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $17.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,910,721 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,299,808. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $14.09 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90. The company has a market capitalization of $6.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.13 and a beta of 0.94. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $16.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.91.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 7.70% and a negative net margin of 32.95%.The company had revenue of $287.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.83 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.570-1.610 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is -83.48%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $16.46 per share, with a total value of $164,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 75,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,243,059.20. The trade was a 15.26% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wedbush lowered their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 5th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $16.80.

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.