Landmark Investment Partners L.P. Makes New Investment in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD)

Landmark Investment Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,465,938 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,374,000. Brookdale Senior Living makes up about 3.0% of Landmark Investment Partners L.P.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Landmark Investment Partners L.P. owned approximately 0.74% of Brookdale Senior Living as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Pingora Partners LLC boosted its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. Pingora Partners LLC now owns 193,184 shares of the company's stock worth $972,000 after buying an additional 32,800 shares in the last quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC boosted its position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 1,768,632 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,896,000 after acquiring an additional 233,158 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 139,571 shares of the company's stock valued at $703,000 after acquiring an additional 13,225 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in Brookdale Senior Living by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 126,345 shares of the company's stock worth $635,000 after purchasing an additional 13,582 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky lifted its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 53.5% during the fourth quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 401,338 shares of the company's stock worth $2,019,000 after purchasing an additional 139,851 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BKD. Macquarie reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 price objective on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Barclays increased their price objective on 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. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 target price on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Brookdale Senior Living presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.50.

Brookdale Senior Living Price Performance

Shares of BKD stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $6.60. 2,303,101 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,354,382. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.45 and a 52 week high of $8.12. The stock has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.42 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.05, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock's 50-day moving average is $5.99 and its 200-day moving average is $5.58.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported ($0.37) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.21). Brookdale Senior Living had a negative return on equity of 65.92% and a negative net margin of 6.46%. The company had revenue of $780.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $781.78 million. As a group, research analysts forecast that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 EPS for the current year.

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.