Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Has $2.02 Million Position in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD)

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its stake in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD - Free Report) by 53.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 401,338 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 139,851 shares during the period. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky owned approximately 0.20% of Brookdale Senior Living worth $2,019,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in Brookdale Senior Living in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Illumine Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Brookdale Senior Living during the 4th quarter worth $101,000. Optimize Financial Inc acquired a new position in Brookdale Senior Living during the 4th quarter valued at about $113,000. Finally, Retirement Income Solutions Inc bought a new position in Brookdale Senior Living in the 4th quarter worth about $114,000.

Brookdale Senior Living Price Performance

NYSE:BKD traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $6.49. 410,212 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,357,564. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 20.05. The stock has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of -7.31 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a fifty day moving average of $5.96 and a 200 day moving average of $5.57. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.45 and a 12 month high of $8.12.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $780.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $781.78 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on BKD shares. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $8.00 price target on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays upped their target price on Brookdale Senior Living from $7.00 to $7.50 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Macquarie restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $8.00 price objective on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $7.50.

Brookdale Senior Living Company 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.