Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Acquires Shares of 309,340 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 stake in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 309,340 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,376,000. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. owned about 0.20% of American Healthcare REIT at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AHR. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 189.0% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 968 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 633 shares during the last quarter. Spirit of America Management Corp NY purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter worth approximately $30,000. Avalon Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter worth approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.68% of the company's stock.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 0.1%

American Healthcare REIT stock opened at $42.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -193.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.08. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $20.15 and a fifty-two week high of $43.14. The stock's fifty day moving average is $38.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.73.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $542.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $539.49 million. American Healthcare REIT had a negative return on equity of 1.43% and a negative net margin of 1.56%.American Healthcare REIT's revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.33 earnings per share. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS. Analysts predict that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 1.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. American Healthcare REIT's dividend payout ratio is -454.55%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on AHR. Scotiabank began coverage on American Healthcare REIT in a research note on Monday, June 30th. They set a "sector outperform" rating and a $42.00 price target for the company. JMP Securities upped their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Baird R W upgraded American Healthcare REIT to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Robert W. Baird started coverage on American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $41.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $41.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Healthcare REIT news, CIO Stefan K.L. Oh sold 3,860 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.10, for a total value of $139,346.00. Following the sale, the executive owned 95,671 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,453,723.10. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

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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