Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) Price Target Raised to $22.00 at Cantor Fitzgerald

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21 to $22 and maintained an overweight rating, implying roughly a 13.7% upside from the prior close.
• HR beat Q1 EPS ($0.41 vs. $0.39) but revenue declined 7.7% year-over-year and the company reported a negative net margin; management set FY2026 guidance of 1.59–1.65 EPS (analysts' consensus ~1.61).
• The consensus analyst view is a Hold with an average price target of $18.89, while shares trade near $19.36 and a director recently purchased 10,000 shares, increasing insider ownership.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) had its price target raised by investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $21.00 to $22.00 in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an "overweight" rating on the real estate investment trust's stock. Cantor Fitzgerald's price target would indicate a potential upside of 13.67% from the company's previous close.

HR has been the subject of several other reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Monday, April 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $18.00 target price for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE HR opened at $19.36 on Monday. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $14.09 and a 1-year high of $19.43. The company has a 50-day moving average of $18.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.69. The company has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a PE ratio of -33.34 and a beta of 0.97.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $275.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $283.01 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 17.34% and a negative return on equity of 4.29%. The company's revenue was down 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $18.09 per share, with a total value of $180,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 85,520 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,547,056.80. The trade was a 13.24% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 36.3% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 527,024 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,502,000 after buying an additional 140,396 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,018,021 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $90,475,000 after buying an additional 404,855 shares in the last quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 407,463 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $7,347,000 after buying an additional 94,568 shares in the last quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP raised its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 258.9% during the third quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP now owns 189,551 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,418,000 after buying an additional 136,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bayhunt Capital LLC purchased a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at $6,216,000.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty Trust NYSE: HR is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, acquisition and management of outpatient medical facilities. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company's portfolio is focused primarily on medical office buildings and outpatient healthcare properties that serve hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers. Its business model centers on securing long-term, triple-net leases to generate stable income streams from a diversified tenant base.

The company's properties are located across key metropolitan markets in the United States, including major healthcare hubs in the Southeast, Southwest and in select coastal regions.

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