Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R. Emery in 1992 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.23 to $16.50
• 50-Day Range: $14.51 to $16.95
• 52-Week Range: $14.09 to $18.90
• Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.83%
• Price Target: $16.40
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Healthcare Realty Trust scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 530th out of 943 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: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Healthcare Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Healthcare Realty Trust has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Healthcare Realty Trust are expected to grow by 2.52% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $1.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Healthcare Realty Trust is -14.31, 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 Healthcare Realty Trust is -14.31, 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

Healthcare Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.86% of the float of Healthcare Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Healthcare Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Healthcare Realty Trust has recently increased by 12.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Healthcare Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Healthcare Realty Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Healthcare Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.90% next year. This indicates that Healthcare Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.11

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.86% of the float of Healthcare Realty Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Healthcare Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Healthcare Realty Trust has recently increased by 12.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.80

News Sentiment

Healthcare Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.80. 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 0.93 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Healthcare Realty Trust this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for HR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Healthcare Realty Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $164,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.37% of the stock of Healthcare Realty Trust is held by insiders.

HR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HR shares performed this year?

Healthcare Realty Trust's stock was trading at $16.95 at the start of the year. Since then, HR stock has decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at $16.46.

How were Healthcare Realty Trust's earnings last quarter?

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust earned $287.07 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $290.83 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 32.95% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.70%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Healthcare Realty Trust's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Healthcare Realty Trust include State Street Corp (5.25%), Rush Island Management LP (4.06%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (3.49%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert E Hull, Julie F Wilson, John Knox Singleton, James Joseph Iv Kilroy and Peter F Sr Lyle Sr.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Healthcare Realty Trust?

Shares of HR 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 Healthcare Realty Trust own?

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

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/23 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend: 5/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/23/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2025
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HR
• CIK: 1360604
• Web: www.healthcarerealty.com
• Phone: (615) 269-8175
• Fax: 615-269-8461
• Employees: 580
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Healthcare Realty Trust: $16.40
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.15)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.35
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$654.48 million
• Net Margins: -32.95%
• Pretax Margin: -33.42%
• Return on Equity: -7.70%
• Return on Assets: -3.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.56
• Cash Flow: $0.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.75
• Book Value: $13.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 351,610,000
• Free Float: 350,306,000
• Market Cap: $5.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89