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(From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free CHCT Stock Alerts $26.55 +0.54 (+2.08%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$26.01▼$26.5650-Day Range$25.01▼$27.9252-Week Range$24.50▼$37.42Volume132,753 shsAverage Volume172,320 shsMarket Capitalization$735.17 millionP/E Ratio126.43Dividend Yield6.89%Price Target$34.33 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Community Healthcare Trust alerts: Email Address Community Healthcare Trust MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside29.3% Upside$34.33 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.78% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.43Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth5.98%From $2.34 to $2.48 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details 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.3.47 out of 5 starsFinance Sector418th out of 863 stocksReal Estate Investment Trusts Industry90th out of 182 stocks 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCommunity 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.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $34.33, Community Healthcare Trust has a forecasted upside of 29.3% from its current price of $26.55.Amount of Analyst CoverageCommunity Healthcare Trust has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.78% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Community Healthcare Trust has recently increased by 6.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipCommunity Healthcare Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCommunity Healthcare Trust has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 871.43%. 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 73.79% 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 1.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentCommunity Healthcare Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 0.61 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 4 people have searched for CHCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Community Healthcare Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Community Healthcare Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.00% of the stock of Community Healthcare Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions87.84% 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. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 126.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 138.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Community Healthcare Trust is 126.43, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 59.16.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCommunity Healthcare Trust has a PEG Ratio of 1.36. 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 1.41. 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 Ad Behind the MarketsCentral Banks Preparing for US Dollar Collapse?China is spearheading this blatant de-dollarization push, dominating the physical gold market through massive central bank buying. Their ultimate goal? Ditching the greenback in favor of local BRICS currencies.Find out how you can protect yourself now >>> 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.Read More CHCT Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart CHCT Stock News HeadlinesMarch 24, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) PT Lowered to $36.00March 23, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comPiper Sandler Keeps Their Buy Rating on Community Healthcare (CHCT)March 29, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.March 13, 2024 | msn.comChildren's Trust seeks input on healthcare on March 14March 2, 2024 | wsj.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Inc.March 1, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comEmpowering Shareholders with Growth: Community Healthcare Enhances Performance and Reports Rising ProfitsFebruary 15, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBuy Rating Affirmed for Community Healthcare Trust on Strong Financials and Strategic Growth PotentialFebruary 15, 2024 | msn.comCommunity Healthcare Trust’s New Technology Risk – A Cause for Worry?March 29, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.February 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Q4 FFO and Revenues Lag EstimatesFebruary 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to SayFebruary 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023February 13, 2024 | prnewswire.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Announces Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2023February 9, 2024 | msn.comCommunity Healthcare raises quarterly dividend by 0.5% to $0.4575 a shareFebruary 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces Increased Fourth Quarter DividendJanuary 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Date And Conference CallJanuary 5, 2024 | msn.comWhy Medical Properties Trust Stock Tanked 29% TodayDecember 29, 2023 | msn.comCommunity Health Trust receives $2 million in state funds for mental health drop-in centerNovember 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ3 2023 Community Healthcare Trust Inc Earnings CallNovember 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated 2023 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationNovember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus EstimatesOctober 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Inc (CHCT) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings, Net Income of $3.5 MillionOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com2 Ultra-High-Yield Real Estate Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to AvoidSeptember 22, 2023 | msn.comBaird Downgrades Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT)August 10, 2023 | seekingalpha.comCommunity Healthcare Trust Incorporated 2023 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationSee More Headlines 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 Company Calendar Last Earnings10/31/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/1 Dividend2/16/2024Dividend Payable3/01/2024Today3/29/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)5/07/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:CHCT CUSIPN/A CIK1631569 Webwww.chct.reit Phone(615) 771-3052Fax615-771-3064Employees37Year Founded2006Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$34.33 High Stock Price Target$36.00 Low Stock Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+29.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.21 Trailing P/E Ratio126.43 Forward P/E Ratio11.35 P/E Growth1.36Net Income$7.71 million Net Margins6.84% Pretax Margin6.84% Return on Equity1.52% Return on Assets0.84% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.01 Quick Ratio0.01 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$112.85 million Price / Sales6.51 Cash Flow$2.30 per share Price / Cash Flow11.56 Book Value$18.83 per share Price / Book1.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares27,690,000Free Float26,583,000Market Cap$735.17 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.66 Social Links Beginners Guide To Retirement StocksClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. David H. Dupuy (Age 54)CEO, President, Secretary & Director Comp: $1.05MMs. Leigh Ann Stach (Age 57)Executive VP & Chief Accounting Officer Comp: $884.33kMr. Timothy L. Meyer (Age 47)Executive Vice President of Asset Management Comp: $675.97kMr. William G. Monroe IV (Age 45)Executive VP & CFO Key CompetitorsKKR Real Estate Finance TrustNYSE:KREFDynex CapitalNYSE:DXSummit Hotel PropertiesNYSE:INNNew York Mortgage TrustNASDAQ:NYMTNexPoint Residential TrustNYSE:NXRTView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipQuadrature Capital LtdBought 3,385 shares on 3/25/2024Ownership: 0.038%PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Bought 3,260 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.029%Vanguard Group Inc.Bought 24,166 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 10.472%Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Bought 1,742 shares on 3/1/2024Ownership: 0.240%American International Group Inc.Bought 494 shares on 2/28/2024Ownership: 0.052%View All Institutional Transactions CHCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Community Healthcare Trust stock right now? 4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Healthcare Trust in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research 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 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Community Healthcare Trust's shares. Their CHCT share price targets range from $32.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $34.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.3% 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 shares have decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $26.55. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Community Healthcare Trust? Community Healthcare Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 463,400 shares, an increase of 25.5% from the February 14th total of 369,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 213,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 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 7th 2024. View our CHCT earnings forecast. How were Community Healthcare Trust's earnings last quarter? Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) issued its quarterly 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 the consensus estimate 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 last year, the business 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.458 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $1.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.90%. 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 7.20%. 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 Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG), 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 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 Vanguard Group Inc. (10.63%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.47%), Connectus Wealth LLC (1.82%), Palisade Capital Management LP (1.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.29%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.26%). 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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