Stifel Financial Corp Increases Stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 48.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 125,665 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 40,937 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $2,130,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 31.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 469,323 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $7,955,000 after acquiring an additional 111,125 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $440,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3,419.8% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 28,510 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $483,000 after buying an additional 27,700 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $399,000. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 116.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 722,582 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $13,117,000 after buying an additional 388,305 shares during the last quarter.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of HR stock traded up $0.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,384,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,208,902. The company has a market cap of $5.39 billion, a PE ratio of -8.63 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of $16.03 and a 200-day moving average of $16.73. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $18.90.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39. The firm had revenue of $288.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $297.39 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.07%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Healthcare Realty Trust's payout ratio is -113.76%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank dropped their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Wedbush lowered their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company 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.