Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Positive News Sentiment NYSE:CHCT Community Healthcare Trust - CHCT Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $36.60 +0.39 (+1.08%) (As of 03/31/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$36.12▼$36.6450-Day Range$34.24▼$43.3452-Week Range$30.38▼$43.88Volume171,308 shsAverage Volume118,616 shsMarket Capitalization$954.53 millionP/E Ratio44.63Dividend Yield4.89%Price Target$43.43 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Community Healthcare Trust MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.83 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside18.7% Upside$43.43 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.08% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.55Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$75,084 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth9.44%From $2.33 to $2.55 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.89 out of 5 starsFinance Sector199th out of 891 stocksReal Estate Investment Trusts Industry31st out of 192 stocks 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCommunity Healthcare Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $43.43, Community Healthcare Trust has a forecasted upside of 18.7% from its current price of $36.60.Amount of Analyst CoverageCommunity Healthcare Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 4.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.08% of the outstanding shares of Community Healthcare Trust have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCommunity Healthcare Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Community Healthcare Trust has recently decreased by 5.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipCommunity Healthcare Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCommunity Healthcare Trust has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 218.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Community Healthcare Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.20% next year. This indicates that Community Healthcare Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for CHCT. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentCommunity Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.55. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Community Healthcare Trust this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for CHCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -92% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Community Healthcare Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $75,084.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.30% of the stock of Community Healthcare Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions87.68% 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Community Healthcare Trust are expected to grow by 9.44% in the coming year, from $2.33 to $2.55 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 44.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 44.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 136.31.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCommunity Healthcare Trust has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCommunity Healthcare Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) StockCommunity Healthcare Trust, Inc. engages in the acquisition of real estate properties that are leased to hospitals, doctors, healthcare systems, and other healthcare services providers. It invests in healthcare properties including outpatient treatment and diagnostic facilities, urgent care centers, acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, assisted living and long-term care facilities, medical office buildings, clinics, specialty hospitals and treatment centers. The company was founded by Timothy G. Wallace on March 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.Read More Receive CHCT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Community Healthcare Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CHCT Stock News HeadlinesMarch 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comChairman & Lead Independent Director Alan Gardner Just Bought 5.9% More Shares In Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT)March 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comMultiple insiders bought Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) stock earlier this year, a positive sign for shareholdersMarch 31, 2023 | WealthPop (Ad)Adam Mesh: “This Strategy Saved My Trading Career”Adam Mesh was $50,000 in the hole - and ready to quit trading for good… Until he discovered the secret to unlocking double-digit income. This strategy has averaged 64% average gains in the last three years. Adam is hosting a free session to show ordinary folks how to execute this incredible strategy. Click here to let Adam show you how it’s done. March 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces Appointment of David H. Dupuy as CEO and to Board of DirectorsMarch 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces the Passing of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Timothy G. WallaceFebruary 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Q4 FFO Top EstimatesFebruary 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022February 13, 2023 | bizjournals.comCommunity Healthcare Trust names interim CEO, Timothy Wallace takes medical leave of absenceMarch 31, 2023 | WealthPop (Ad)Adam Mesh: “This Strategy Saved My Trading Career”Adam Mesh was $50,000 in the hole - and ready to quit trading for good… Until he discovered the secret to unlocking double-digit income. This strategy has averaged 64% average gains in the last three years. Adam is hosting a free session to show ordinary folks how to execute this incredible strategy. Click here to let Adam show you how it’s done. February 13, 2023 | marketwatch.comCommunity Healthcare Chairman, CEO Wallace Takes Medical Leave >CHCTFebruary 11, 2023 | seekingalpha.comCHCT Community Healthcare Trust IncorporatedFebruary 7, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comCommunity Healthcare Trust REIT Blasts HigherFebruary 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDividend Challengers List Ranked By Yield: Top 25December 19, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comShareholders in Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) are in the red if they invested a year agoDecember 3, 2022 | bizjournals.comUniversity Hospitals sells imaging center to Tennessee REITNovember 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS LagsNovember 2, 2022 | seekingalpha.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated (CHCT) Q3 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022November 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Tops Q3 FFO and Revenue EstimatesOctober 24, 2022 | nasdaq.comAre Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated's (NYSE:CHCT) Fundamentals Good Enough to Warrant Buying Given The Stock's Recent Weakness?October 17, 2022 | seekingalpha.comCommunity Healthcare Trust: 5.6% Yield And 29% UpsideSeptember 25, 2022 | finanznachrichten.deWorldwide Healthcare Trust Plc - Transaction in Own SharesAugust 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.comCommunity Healthcare Trust, Inc. (CHCT) CEO Timothy Wallace on Q2 2022 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Surpasses Q2 FFO and Revenue EstimatesAugust 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022July 27, 2022 | nasdaq.comCommunity Healthcare Trust's (NYSE:CHCT) 13% CAGR outpaced the company's earnings growth over the same five-year periodJuly 19, 2022 | morningstar.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Inc - Stock Dividends CHCTSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive CHCT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Community Healthcare Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CHCT Company Calendar Last Earnings5/03/2022Ex-Dividend for 3/1 Dividend2/17/2023Dividend Payable3/01/2023Today3/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)5/02/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:CHCT CUSIPN/A CIK1631569 Webwww.chct.reit Phone(615) 771-3052Fax615-771-3064Employees30Year Founded2006Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$43.43 High Stock Price Forecast$48.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$39.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+19.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.82 Trailing P/E Ratio44.16 Forward P/E Ratio15.54 P/E Growth1.51Net Income$22.02 million Net Margins22.54% Pretax Margin22.58% Return on Equity4.59% Return on Assets2.72% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.03 Quick Ratio0.03 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$97.68 million Price / Sales9.67 Cash Flow$2.24 per share Price / Cash Flow16.13 Book Value$19.64 per share Price / Book1.84Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares26,080,000Free Float24,436,000Market Cap$944.36 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.73 Social Links Key ExecutivesDavid H. DupuyDirector, Chief Executive & Financial OfficerJared MartinVice President-Information TechnologyLeigh Ann StachChief Accounting Officer & Executive VPM. Stephen HarrisonManaging Director-Business DevelopmentTimothy L. MeyerExecutive Vice President-Asset ManagementKey CompetitorsSaul CentersNYSE:BFSParamount GroupNYSE:PGREAlexander'sNYSE:ALXARMOUR Residential REITNYSE:ARRFranklin BSP Realty TrustNYSE:FBRTView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsClaire M GulmiBought 2,042 shares on 3/9/2023Total: $75,084.34 ($36.77/share)Macquarie Group Ltd.Bought 1,841 shares on 2/21/2023Ownership: 0.028%Alliancebernstein L.P.Sold 764 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.141%Legal & General Group PlcBought 642 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.752%State of Wisconsin Investment BoardSold 1,472 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.355%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions CHCT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Community Healthcare Trust stock right now? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Healthcare Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" CHCT shares. View CHCT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Community Healthcare Trust's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Community Healthcare Trust's shares. Their CHCT share price forecasts range from $39.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $43.43 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for CHCT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have CHCT shares performed in 2023? Community Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $35.80 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CHCT shares have increased by 2.2% and is now trading at $36.60. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Community Healthcare Trust? Community Healthcare Trust saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 542,900 shares, a decrease of 5.1% from the February 28th total of 571,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 115,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.7 days. View Community Healthcare Trust's Short Interest. When is Community Healthcare Trust's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 2nd 2023. View our CHCT earnings forecast. How were Community Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter? Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.04. Community Healthcare Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.59% and a net margin of 22.54%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 earnings per share. How often does Community Healthcare Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Community Healthcare Trust? Community Healthcare Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 21st will be given a dividend of $0.4475 per share on Wednesday, March 1st. This represents a $1.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 17th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Read our dividend analysis for CHCT. What ETFs hold Community Healthcare Trust's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV), Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY), Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), U.S. Diversified Real Estate ETF (PPTY), SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV), SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF (SPRE) and iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ). Is Community Healthcare Trust a good dividend stock? Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) pays an annual dividend of $1.79 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.09%. CHCT has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 218.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, CHCT will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.20% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for CHCT. What other stocks do shareholders of Community Healthcare Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Community Healthcare Trust investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Crown Castle (CCI), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Duke Energy (DUK), NextEra Energy (NEE), AbbVie (ABBV), Pfizer (PFE), STAG Industrial (STAG) and Western Asset Mortgage Capital (WMC). When did Community Healthcare Trust IPO? (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. What is Community Healthcare Trust's stock symbol? Community Healthcare Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CHCT." Who are Community Healthcare Trust's major shareholders? Community Healthcare Trust's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (4.20%), Millennium Management LLC (2.82%), Aristotle Capital Boston LLC (2.30%), Connectus Wealth LLC (2.20%), Cardinal Capital Management LLC CT (2.17%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.97%). Insiders that own company stock include Claire M Gulmi and Robert Z Hensley. View institutional ownership trends. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Community Healthcare Trust's stock price today? One share of CHCT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.60. How much money does Community Healthcare Trust make? Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) has a market capitalization of $954.53 million and generates $97.68 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $22.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.82 on an earnings per share basis. How can I contact Community Healthcare Trust? Community Healthcare Trust's mailing address is 3326 Aspen Grove Drive Suite 150, Franklin TN, 37067. The official website for the company is www.chct.reit. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (615) 771-3052, via email at investorrelations@chct.reit, or via fax at 615-771-3064. This page (NYSE:CHCT) was last updated on 3/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. Export data to Excel for your own analysis. Start Your 30-Day Free Trial Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Your Password: or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Choose a Password: Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.