Guggenheim Capital LLC Has $1.13 Million Holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Guggenheim Capital LLC cut its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 84.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 66,842 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 370,566 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,133,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 925 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 59.0% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 612 shares during the period. Synergy Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 68.7% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,067 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $78,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HR. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 10th. Wedbush upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:HR remained flat at $15.63 during trading hours on Monday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,462,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,268,659. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $14.07 and a 52-week high of $18.90. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $16.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.48 billion, a PE ratio of -8.78 and a beta of 0.85.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The firm had revenue of $309.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $303.81 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. The business's revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.93%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Healthcare Realty Trust's payout ratio is presently -69.66%.

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.