Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Sold by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lowered its position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 35.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 586,117 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 323,031 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. owned about 0.15% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $10,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 20.7% in 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. increased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 161.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 20,705 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $569,000 after buying an additional 12,783 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 10.5% during the 1st 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 buying an additional 5,156 shares in the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can grew its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 5.6% in the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 202,034 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $5,738,000 after acquiring an additional 10,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at $229,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Up 3.3 %

Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded up $0.46 on Tuesday, hitting $14.59. The stock had a trading volume of 3,919,048 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,217,930. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $12.77 and a one year high of $20.32. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $14.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.15. The stock has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.72 and a beta of 0.79.

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

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 26th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 23rd. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -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.