UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $2.89 Million Holdings in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Free Report) by 16.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 573,786 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 79,264 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned approximately 0.29% of Brookdale Senior Living worth $2,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BKD. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 339.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 322,667 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,192,000 after buying an additional 249,318 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 38.7% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 59,703 shares of the company's stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 16,650 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 150,025 shares of the company's stock valued at $755,000 after buying an additional 13,494 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc bought a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the fourth quarter valued at about $114,000. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 19.2% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 1,324,478 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,662,000 after buying an additional 213,512 shares during the last quarter.

Brookdale Senior Living Stock Performance

BKD traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $6.69. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,945,594 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,450,500. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.45 and a 52 week high of $8.12. The company's 50-day moving average is $6.36 and its 200-day moving average is $5.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a PE ratio of -7.52 and a beta of 0.81.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.11). Brookdale Senior Living had a negative return on equity of 65.92% and a negative net margin of 6.46%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their price target on Brookdale Senior Living from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 price objective on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Brookdale Senior Living from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $7.70.

Brookdale Senior Living 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.