Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Increases Stock Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR – Get Rating) by 0.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,240,365 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,826 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 1.38% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $100,982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 164,579 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,171,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the period. Prudential PLC acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $484,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 25.1% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 19,587 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 3,928 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 940,873 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $18,131,000 after acquiring an additional 93,320 shares during the period. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. 98.37% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director James Joseph Iv Kilroy bought 2,400 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $19.02 per share, for a total transaction of $45,648.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 26,601 shares in the company, valued at approximately $505,951.02. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Healthcare Realty Trust stock opened at $18.95 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.84. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $18.00 and a one year high of $30.76.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 15th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -620.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HR. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, April 19th. They set an “equal weight” rating for the company. Credit Suisse Group downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $23.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Monday, March 6th. TheStreet downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “c” rating to a “d+” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 1st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $24.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.71.

Healthcare Realty Trust Profile

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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.