Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Bought by Chilton Capital Management LLC

Chilton Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 1,427.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 533,705 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 498,765 shares during the period. Chilton Capital Management LLC owned 0.14% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $9,196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 20.7% during the first quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 9,544 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 1,640 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 161.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 20,705 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $569,000 after purchasing an additional 12,783 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 10.5% during the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 54,073 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,486,000 after purchasing an additional 5,156 shares in the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 5.6% during the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 202,034 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $5,738,000 after purchasing an additional 10,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $229,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $15.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Wedbush downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $15.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $17.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $17.30.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of HR stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $14.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,777,406 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,313,995. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $12.77 and a 52-week high of $20.32. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $14.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.26. The stock has a market cap of $5.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.12 and a beta of 0.79.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 16th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.51). The business had revenue of $330.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $334.32 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.87% and a negative net margin of 20.71%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 26th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 23rd. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -167.57%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty NYSE: HR is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around market-leading hospital campuses. The Company selectively grows its portfolio through property acquisition and development. As the first and largest REIT to specialize in medical outpatient buildings, Healthcare Realty's portfolio includes more than 700 properties totaling over 40 million square feet concentrated in 15 growth markets.