Liberty One Investment Management LLC Boosts Holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Liberty One Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 12.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 289,801 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 31,222 shares during the period. Liberty One Investment Management LLC owned about 0.08% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $4,898,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 32.3% during the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 31,068 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $525,000 after purchasing an additional 7,587 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $355,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $228,000. Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 21.0% during the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 80,775 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,365,000 after purchasing an additional 14,027 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 31.1% during the 1st quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 15,962 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 3,787 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $14.71 per share, with a total value of $36,775.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 56,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.37% of the company's stock.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of HR traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $16.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,007,350 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,183,536. The company's 50-day moving average is $15.08 and its 200-day moving average is $15.94. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $14.09 and a 52-week high of $18.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.76 and a beta of 0.89.

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

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.71%. Healthcare Realty Trust's payout ratio is presently -113.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Wedbush lowered their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $16.40.

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.