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

Company Overview

Community Healthcare Trust Inc. (NYSE: CHCT) is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) dedicated to acquiring and owning high-quality healthcare facilities across the United States. The company focuses on net-lease transactions with single-tenant and operationally essential properties, providing real estate capital solutions to a diversified group of healthcare operators. Community Healthcare Trust aims to deliver stable, long-term income by partnering with experienced providers that operate skilled nursing, senior housing, assisted living, memory care, behavioral health and life science properties.

Since its initial public offering in June 2015, Community Healthcare Trust has built a portfolio that includes properties serving aging and medically complex populations. The company’s assets range from modern skilled nursing centers and memory care communities to outpatient medical buildings and specialized behavioral health facilities. Under triple-net lease arrangements, tenants are responsible for operational expenses, property taxes and insurance, enabling CHCT to maintain predictable cash flows and focus on strategic asset selection and portfolio management.

Community Healthcare Trust maintains a geographically diversified portfolio, with a presence in key growth markets across the Sun Belt, Midwest and Northeast regions. The company evaluates investment opportunities based on demographic trends, facility quality and operator expertise, targeting markets with aging populations, rising demand for specialized care and favorable regulatory environments. CHCT’s disciplined underwriting and active asset management support its pursuit of long-term shareholder value through sustainable dividends and portfolio growth.

Leadership at Community Healthcare Trust is led by Stephen E. Johnson, president and chief executive officer, who co-founded the company in 2014. Supported by a senior management team with deep industry and capital markets experience, CHCT emphasizes strong governance, risk management and tenant relationships. The company remains committed to expanding its portfolio of mission-critical healthcare real estate and delivering consistent returns for its investors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.74 to $17.49
• 50-Day Range: $15.87 to $17.50
• 52-Week Range: $14.76 to $27.62
• Volume: 149,891 shs
• Average Volume: 304,356 shs
• Market Capitalization: $474.70 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 11.22%
• Price Target: $21.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Community Healthcare Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Community Healthcare Trust scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 575th out of 901 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Community Healthcare Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Community Healthcare Trust has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Community Healthcare Trust are expected to grow by 6.49% in the coming year, from $1.85 to $1.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is -54.20, 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 Community Healthcare Trust is -54.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Community Healthcare Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.97% 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 2.4, 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 decreased by 4.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Community Healthcare Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.74%, 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 Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Community Healthcare Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.43% in the coming year. This indicates that Community Healthcare Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.97% 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 2.4, 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 decreased by 4.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Community Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Community Healthcare Trust this week, compared to 3 articles 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 -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 $244,712.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.10% 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.

CHCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHCT shares performed this year?

Community Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $19.21 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CHCT shares have decreased by 12.5% and is now trading at $16.8010.

How were Community Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter?

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust earned $29.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.71 million. Community Healthcare Trust had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.10% and a negative net margin of 4.51%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Community Healthcare Trust IPO?

Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) raised $126 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, May 21st 2015. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Sandler ONeill + Partners, Evercore ISI and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Janney Montgomery Scott, Oppenheimer and BB&T Capital Markets were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Community Healthcare Trust?

Shares of CHCT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Community Healthcare Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Community Healthcare Trust investors own include Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Walmart (WMT), Chevron (CVX) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/29/2025
• Record date for 5/23 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/23/2025
• Today: 7/07/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHCT
• CIK: 1631569
• Web: www.chct.reit
• Phone: (615) 771-3052
• Fax: 615-771-3064
• Employees: 30
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $21.00
• High Stock Price Target: $25.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.46
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$3.18 million
• Net Margins: -4.51%
• Pretax Margin: -4.51%
• Return on Equity: -1.10%
• Return on Assets: -0.53%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $115.79 million
• Price / Sales: 4.28
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.20
• Book Value: $16.85 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,340,000
• Free Float: 26,893,000
• Market Cap: $495.95 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73