SG Americas Securities LLC Purchases 107,679 Shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD)

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Free Report) by 180.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 167,382 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 107,679 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.08% of Brookdale Senior Living worth $1,048,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 1,999.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,180 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 6,838 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 6,029.2% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 9,868 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 9,707 shares during the period. Crestline Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the fourth quarter worth $64,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the fourth quarter worth $65,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the fourth quarter worth $80,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on BKD. Macquarie reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $7.70.

Brookdale Senior Living Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:BKD traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $6.83. The company had a trading volume of 6,616,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,530,199. The company has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion, a PE ratio of -6.56 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $6.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.79. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.45 and a 52 week high of $8.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.85, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11). Brookdale Senior Living had a negative net margin of 7.52% and a negative return on equity of 79.84%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brookdale Senior Living Company Profile

Brookdale Senior Living Inc owns, manages, and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates in three segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The Independent Living segment owns or leases communities comprising independent and assisted living units in a single community that are primarily designed for middle to upper income seniors.