Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) is a real estate investment trust focused on owning healthcare-related properties across the United States. The company primarily targets facilities located in non-urban and underserved communities, where healthcare providers often require specialized outpatient and community-based real estate.

Its portfolio has included outpatient clinics, physician office buildings, specialty healthcare facilities, behavioral health properties, hospitals, and other properties used by healthcare providers. Community Healthcare Trust generally leases these facilities to healthcare organizations and practitioners under long-term agreements, generating rental income from properties that support the delivery of medical services.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, the company became a publicly traded REIT in 2015. Its investment strategy emphasizes healthcare properties that are essential to local communities and may benefit from stable demand for medical services, while its geographic focus extends across multiple U.S. markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.50 to $14.69
• 50-Day Range: $14.48 to $19.03
• 52-Week Range: $13.23 to $19.17
• Volume: 34,172 shs
• Average Volume: 255,687 shs
• Market Capitalization: $419.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.83
• Dividend Yield: 9.03%
• Price Target: $18.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Community Healthcare Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Community Healthcare Trust scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Community Healthcare Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Community Healthcare Trust has a consensus price target of $18.50, representing about 25.8% upside from its current price of $14.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Community Healthcare Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Community Healthcare Trust are expected to grow by 2.14% in the coming year, from $1.87 to $1.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 21.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 21.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Community Healthcare Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.07% of the float of Community Healthcare Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Community Healthcare Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Community Healthcare Trust has recently increased by 16.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Community Healthcare Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Community Healthcare Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 197.01%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Community Healthcare Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.11% next year. This indicates that Community Healthcare Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Community Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Community Healthcare Trust this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for CHCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Community Healthcare Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Community Healthcare Trust in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $272,980.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0648% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Community Healthcare Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $272,980.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.30% of the stock of Community Healthcare Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.84% of the stock of Community Healthcare Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHCT
• CIK: 1631569
• Web: www.chct.reit
• Phone: (615) 771-3052
• Fax: 615-771-3064
• Employees: 35
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Community Healthcare Trust: $18.50
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $5.10 million
• Net Margins: 16.81%
• Pretax Margin: 16.81%
• Return on Equity: 4.96%
• Return on Assets: 2.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $121.19 million
• Price / Sales: 3.45
• Cash Flow: $1.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.62
• Book Value: $15.08 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,650,000
• Free Float: 27,135,000
• Market Cap: $418.58 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69