Should I buy or sell Diversified Healthcare Trust stock right now?

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diversified Healthcare Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" DHC shares. View DHC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock price target for 2024?

1 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock. Their DHC share price targets range from $4.50 to $4.50. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $4.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 76.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for DHC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have DHC shares performed in 2023?

Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $0.6468 at the start of the year. Since then, DHC stock has increased by 294.2% and is now trading at $2.55. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting Diversified Healthcare Trust?

Diversified Healthcare Trust saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,800,000 shares, a decrease of 7.3% from the October 31st total of 6,260,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,360,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Diversified Healthcare Trust's Short Interest .

When is Diversified Healthcare Trust's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 6th 2024. View our DHC earnings forecast .

How were Diversified Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter?

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.23) by $0.15. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 18.50% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.08%.

How often does Diversified Healthcare Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Diversified Healthcare Trust?

Diversified Healthcare Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Thursday, November 16th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 20th. Read our dividend analysis for DHC .

Is Diversified Healthcare Trust a good dividend stock?

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.56%. Read our dividend analysis for DHC .

What ETFs hold Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF (OMFS) . iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ) .

What other stocks do shareholders of Diversified Healthcare Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Diversified Healthcare Trust investors own include Ford Motor (F) , AT&T (T) , Annaly Capital Management (NLY) , Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) , Energy Transfer (ET) , New Residential Investment (NRZ) , Medical Properties Trust (MPW) , General Electric (GE) , Verizon Communications (VZ) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) .

Who are Diversified Healthcare Trust's major shareholders?

Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (7.16%), Northern Trust Corp (0.88%), Invesco Ltd. (0.70%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.46%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.24%) and Caxton Associates LP (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Adam D Portnoy and John L Harrington . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust?

Shares of DHC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:DHC)

$2.54

-0.01 (-0.39%)

(As of 10:03 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $2.48
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50-Day Range: $1.72
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52-Week Range: $0.61
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$3.30

Volume: 69,516 shs
Average Volume: 2.98 million shs
Market Capitalization: $610.74 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 1.57%
Price Target: $4.50

Diversified Healthcare Trust MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 76.5% Upside
$4.50 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.69% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 60.00%
From $0.25 to $0.40 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.94 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

23rd out of 694 stocks

Real Estate Investment Trusts Industry

1st out of 144 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Diversified Healthcare Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $4.50, Diversified Healthcare Trust has a forecasted upside of 76.5% from its current price of $2.55.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Diversified Healthcare Trust has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.69% of the float of Diversified Healthcare Trust has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Diversified Healthcare Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Diversified Healthcare Trust has recently decreased by 7.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Diversified Healthcare Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 1.56%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Diversified Healthcare Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Diversified Healthcare Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.00% next year. This indicates that Diversified Healthcare Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for DHC.

1.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Diversified Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
Search Interest
Only 1 people have searched for DHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -88% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Diversified Healthcare Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Diversified Healthcare Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.37% of the stock of Diversified Healthcare Trust is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
95.35% of the stock of Diversified Healthcare Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.8

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Diversified Healthcare Trust are expected to grow by 60.00% in the coming year, from $0.25 to $0.40 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Diversified Healthcare Trust is -2.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Diversified Healthcare Trust is -2.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Diversified Healthcare Trust has a PEG Ratio of 0.47. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Diversified Healthcare Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.23. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock (NASDAQ:DHC)

DHC is a real estate investment trust focused on owning high-quality healthcare properties located throughout the United States. DHC seeks diversification across the health services spectrum by care delivery and practice type, by scientific research disciplines and by property type and location. As of September 30, 2023, DHC's approximately $7.2 billion portfolio included 376 properties in 36 states and Washington, D.C., occupied by approximately 500 tenants, and totaling approximately 9 million square feet of life science and medical office properties and more than 27,000 senior living units. DHC is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with approximately $36 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2023 and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. DHC is headquartered in Newton, MA.

DHC Stock Price History

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DHC Stock News Headlines

December 1, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at StockNews.com

November 30, 2023 | msn.com

Diversified Healthcare (DHC) Continues to See Weak SHOP Recovery

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November 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust Appoints Christopher Bilotto as President and Chief Executive Officer Effective January 1, 2024

November 3, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Analysts Offer Insights on NA Companies: Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) and ACRES Commercial Realty (ACR)

November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

October 25, 2023 | msn.com

Diversified Healthcare (DHC) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

October 18, 2023 | msn.com

Why the Market Dipped But Diversified Healthcare (DHC) Gained Today

December 8, 2023 | Autonomix (Ad)

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October 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust Third Quarter 2023 Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, November 2nd

September 28, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust: Latest Developments Are Cause For Concern

September 27, 2023 | msn.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust gets new finance chief

September 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Flat Footed LLC Comments on Termination of Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Merger with Office Properties Income Trust

September 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust and Office Properties Income Trust Mutually Agree to Terminate Merger Agreement

August 30, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust, Office Properties adjourn holder votes on merger

August 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust and Office Properties Income Trust To Adjourn Respective Special Meetings of Shareholders

August 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

All Three Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Shareholders of Diversified Healthcare Trust Vote AGAINST the Proposed Merger with Office Properties Income Trust

August 17, 2023 | msn.com

Here is What to Know Beyond Why Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC) is a Trending Stock

August 14, 2023 | msn.com

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommends Diversified Healthcare holders vote against OPI deal

August 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Glass Lewis Joins ISS in Recommending Shareholders of Diversified Healthcare Trust Vote AGAINST the Proposed Merger with Office Properties Income Trust

August 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust Sends Letter to Shareholders Outlining Robust Process to Maximize Value

August 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Flat Footed LLC Releases Presentation Regarding the Flawed, Value-Destructive Merger of Diversified Healthcare Trust and Office Properties Income Trust

August 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare (DHC) Q2 FFO and Revenues Miss Estimates

August 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

July 27, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Office Properties: Merger Update With Diversified Healthcare And Q2-2023 Results

July 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Hedge Funds Brawl Over Battered Commercial Real Estate

July 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Flat Footed LLC Issues Statement Regarding Growing Shareholder Opposition to Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Proposed Merger with Office Properties Income Trust

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/03/2021
Ex-Dividend for 11/16 Dividend: 10/20/2023
Dividend Payable: 11/16/2023
Today: 12/08/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/06/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Real estate investment trusts
Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DHC
CUSIP: 81721M109
CIK: 1075415
Web: www.dhcreit.com
Phone: (617) 796-8350
Fax: 617-796-8349
Employees: N/A
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $4.50
High Stock Price Target: $4.50
Low Stock Price Target: $4.50
Potential Upside/Downside: +76.5%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.07)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.20
P/E Growth: 0.47
Net Income: $-15,770,000.00
Net Margins: -18.50%
Pretax Margin: -18.45%
Return on Equity: -10.08%
Return on Assets: -4.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.96
Current Ratio: 0.58
Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.28 billion
Price / Sales: 0.48
Cash Flow: $0.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 2.73
Book Value: $11.01 per share
Price / Book: 0.23

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 240,450,000
Free Float: 237,156,000
Market Cap: $613.15 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.96

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Key Executives

Mr. Adam David Portnoy (Age 53)
Managing Chair of the Board
Ms. Jennifer F. Francis (Age 58)
President, CEO & Managing Trustee
Comp: $3.19k
Mr. Matthew C. Brown (Age 41)
CFO & Treasurer
Mr. Michael B. Kodesch
Director of Investor Relations
Mr. David M. Blackman
Director of Acquisition
Ms. Jennifer Babbin Clark (Age 62)
Secretary
Melissa Mccarthy
Manager of Investor Relations

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Insiders & Institutions

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DHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Diversified Healthcare Trust stock right now?: 1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diversified Healthcare Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" DHC shares.
View DHC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock price target for 2024?: 1 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock. Their DHC share price targets range from $4.50 to $4.50. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $4.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 76.5% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for DHC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have DHC shares performed in 2023?: Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $0.6468 at the start of the year. Since then, DHC stock has increased by 294.2% and is now trading at $2.55.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting Diversified Healthcare Trust?: Diversified Healthcare Trust saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,800,000 shares, a decrease of 7.3% from the October 31st total of 6,260,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,360,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 2.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
View Diversified Healthcare Trust's Short Interest.
When is Diversified Healthcare Trust's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 6th 2024.
View our DHC earnings forecast.
How were Diversified Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter?: Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.23) by $0.15. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 18.50% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.08%.

How often does Diversified Healthcare Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Diversified Healthcare Trust?: Diversified Healthcare Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share on Thursday, November 16th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 20th.
Read our dividend analysis for DHC.
Is Diversified Healthcare Trust a good dividend stock?: Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.56%.
Read our dividend analysis for DHC.
What ETFs hold Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF (OMFS).iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ).
What other stocks do shareholders of Diversified Healthcare Trust own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Diversified Healthcare Trust investors own include Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Energy Transfer (ET), New Residential Investment (NRZ), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), General Electric (GE), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).
Who are Diversified Healthcare Trust's major shareholders?: Diversified Healthcare Trust's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (7.16%), Northern Trust Corp (0.88%), Invesco Ltd. (0.70%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.46%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.24%) and Caxton Associates LP (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Adam D Portnoy and John L Harrington.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust?: Shares of DHC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NASDAQ:DHC) was last updated on 12/8/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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