Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Invests $9.38 Million in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Key Points

• Eisler Capital Management Ltd. acquired 309,340 shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc., valued at approximately $9.4 million, increasing its stake to about 0.20% of the company.
• American Healthcare REIT reported $0.42 earnings per share for the most recent quarter, surpassing the consensus estimate of $0.40, alongside a revenue increase of 7.5% year-over-year.
• The company's recent quarterly dividend was set at $0.25, representing an annualized yield of 2.4%, while insiders hold 1.00% of the company's stock.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. acquired a new position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 309,340 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,376,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. owned approximately 0.20% of American Healthcare REIT as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in AHR. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 100,930 shares of the company's stock worth $2,868,000 after buying an additional 5,666 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 103.7% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 125,244 shares of the company's stock worth $3,559,000 after buying an additional 63,762 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 120.7% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 101,764 shares of the company's stock worth $2,893,000 after buying an additional 55,651 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 26.4% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 11,421 shares of the company's stock worth $325,000 after buying an additional 2,386 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 59.8% in the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 42,534 shares of the company's stock worth $1,209,000 after buying an additional 15,910 shares in the last quarter. 16.68% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at American Healthcare REIT

In other news, CIO Stefan K.L. Oh sold 3,860 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.10, for a total transaction of $139,346.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive owned 95,671 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,453,723.10. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

American Healthcare REIT Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE AHR traded up $0.07 on Monday, reaching $42.79. 988,676 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,607,473. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $20.15 and a fifty-two week high of $43.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of $38.75 and a 200 day moving average of $34.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.21 billion, a PE ratio of -194.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.09.

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

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. American Healthcare REIT's dividend payout ratio is currently -454.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Scotiabank reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research note on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $41.00 target price for the company. Baird R W raised shares of American Healthcare REIT to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $37.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $41.89.

American Healthcare REIT 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.