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

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Healthcare Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CHCT shares. View CHCT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

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

4 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Community Healthcare Trust's stock. Their CHCT share price targets range from $30.00 to $36.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $33.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.7% 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 2024?

Community Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $26.64 at the start of the year. Since then, CHCT stock has decreased by 5.5% and is now trading at $25.1850. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Community Healthcare Trust?

Community Healthcare Trust saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 400,500 shares, a decline of 18.8% from the March 15th total of 493,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 190,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 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, April 30th 2024. View our CHCT earnings forecast .

How can I listen to Community Healthcare Trust's earnings call?

Community Healthcare Trust will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 1st at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "4857450".

How were Community Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter?

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.52. The real estate investment trust earned $28.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.77 million. Community Healthcare Trust had a net margin of 6.84% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.52%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 EPS.

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 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.458 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $1.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 16th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. Read our dividend analysis for CHCT .

Is Community Healthcare Trust a good dividend stock?

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) pays an annual dividend of $1.83 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.40%. 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 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 871.43%. 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 73.79% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. 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 Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV) , Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV) and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY) . iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ) .

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?

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 a price of $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.

Who are Community Healthcare Trust's major shareholders?

Community Healthcare Trust's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cox Capital Mgt LLC (0.19%). 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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$25.18

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Today's Range: $25.03
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$25.37
50-Day Range: $24.73
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$27.92
52-Week Range: $24.50
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$37.15

Volume: 129,361 shs
Average Volume: 181,624 shs
Market Capitalization: $697.37 million

P/E Ratio: 119.93
Dividend Yield: 7.27%
Price Target: $33.67

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Community Healthcare Trust MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.50 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 33.7% Upside
$33.67 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.45% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.34
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.98%
From $2.34 to $2.48 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.71 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

383rd out of 822 stocks

Real Estate Investment Trusts Industry

81st out of 176 stocks

3.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Community Healthcare Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Community Healthcare Trust has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.45% of the outstanding shares of Community Healthcare Trust have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Community Healthcare Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, 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 18.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

3.3

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Community Healthcare Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.40%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Community Healthcare Trust has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 871.43%. 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 73.79% next year. This indicates that Community 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 CHCT.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Community Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Community Healthcare Trust this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 1 people have searched for CHCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Community Healthcare Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Community Healthcare Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 4.00% 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.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Community Healthcare Trust are expected to grow by 5.98% in the coming year, from $2.34 to $2.48 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 119.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 144.19.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 119.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 58.84.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Community Healthcare Trust has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Community Healthcare Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Community Healthcare Trust Stock (NYSE:CHCT)

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated is a real estate investment trust that focuses on owning income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services in our target sub-markets throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had investments of approximately $1.1 billion in 193 real estate properties (including a portion of one property accounted for as a sales-type lease and two properties classified as held for sale). The properties are located in 34 states, totaling approximately 4.3 million square feet in the aggregate.

CHCT Stock Price History

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CHCT Stock News Headlines

April 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) Price Target Cut to $30.00 by Analysts at Evercore ISI

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March 13, 2024 | msn.com

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March 2, 2024 | wsj.com

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Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

February 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Q4 FFO and Revenues Lag Estimates

February 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

February 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

February 13, 2024 | prnewswire.com

Community Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

February 9, 2024 | msn.com

Community Healthcare raises quarterly dividend by 0.5% to $0.4575 a share

February 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces Increased Fourth Quarter Dividend

January 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Date And Conference Call

January 5, 2024 | msn.com

Why Medical Properties Trust Stock Tanked 29% Today

December 29, 2023 | msn.com

Community Health Trust receives $2 million in state funds for mental health drop-in center

November 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

November 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Q3 2023 Community Healthcare Trust Inc Earnings Call

November 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Community Healthcare Trust Inc (CHCT) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings, Net Income of $3.5 Million

October 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 22, 2023 | msn.com

Baird Downgrades Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT)

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/31/2023
Ex-Dividend for 3/1 Dividend: 2/16/2024
Dividend Payable: 3/01/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 4/30/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Finance
Industry: Real estate investment trusts
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:CHCT
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1631569
Web: www.chct.reit
Phone: (615) 771-3052
Fax: 615-771-3064
Employees: 37
Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $33.67
High Stock Price Target: $36.00
Low Stock Price Target: $30.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +33.7%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.21
Trailing P/E Ratio: 119.93
Forward P/E Ratio: 10.76
P/E Growth: 1.32
Net Income: $7.71 million
Net Margins: 6.84%
Pretax Margin: 6.84%
Return on Equity: 1.52%
Return on Assets: 0.84%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $112.85 million
Price / Sales: 6.18
Cash Flow: $2.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 11.25
Book Value: $18.83 per share
Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 27,690,000
Free Float: 26,583,000
Market Cap: $697.37 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.65

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Key Executives

Mr. David H. Dupuy (Age 54)
CEO, President, Secretary & Director
Comp: $1.41M
Mr. William G. Monroe IV (Age 45)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $540.95k
Ms. Leigh Ann Stach (Age 57)
Executive VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Comp: $994.97k
Mr. Timothy L. Meyer (Age 47)
Executive Vice President of Asset Management
Comp: $754.61k

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CHCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Community Healthcare Trust stock right now?: 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Healthcare Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CHCT shares.
View CHCT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Community Healthcare Trust's stock price target for 2024?: 4 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Community Healthcare Trust's stock. Their CHCT share price targets range from $30.00 to $36.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $33.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.7% 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 2024?: Community Healthcare Trust's stock was trading at $26.64 at the start of the year. Since then, CHCT stock has decreased by 5.5% and is now trading at $25.1850.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Community Healthcare Trust?: Community Healthcare Trust saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 400,500 shares, a decline of 18.8% from the March 15th total of 493,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 190,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 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, April 30th 2024.
View our CHCT earnings forecast.
How can I listen to Community Healthcare Trust's earnings call?: Community Healthcare Trust will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 1st at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "4857450".
How were Community Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter?: Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.52. The real estate investment trust earned $28.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.77 million. Community Healthcare Trust had a net margin of 6.84% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.52%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 EPS.
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 8th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.458 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $1.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 16th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46.
Read our dividend analysis for CHCT.

Is Community Healthcare Trust a good dividend stock?: Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) pays an annual dividend of $1.83 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.40%. 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 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 871.43%. 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 73.79% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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 Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV) and Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF (SSLY).iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (REZ).
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?: 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 a price of $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.
Who are Community Healthcare Trust's major shareholders?: Community Healthcare Trust's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cox Capital Mgt LLC (0.19%).
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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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

Community Healthcare Trust MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Community Healthcare Trust Stock (NYSE:CHCT)

CHCT Stock Price History

CHCT Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Institutional Ownership

CHCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™