Natixis Advisors L.P. Buys 29,540 Shares of Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC)

Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its stake in Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC) by 36.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 109,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,540 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Physicians Realty Trust were worth $1,640,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Physicians Realty Trust by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,504,079 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $503,902,000 after purchasing an additional 142,111 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Physicians Realty Trust by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,605,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $174,545,000 after acquiring an additional 59,564 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Physicians Realty Trust by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,649,990 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $81,755,000 after acquiring an additional 1,225,055 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its position in shares of Physicians Realty Trust by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 4,766,995 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $71,171,000 after acquiring an additional 289,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Physicians Realty Trust by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,759,736 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $68,873,000 after acquiring an additional 172,381 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.51% of the company’s stock.

Physicians Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DOC opened at $13.75 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.28 billion, a PE ratio of 32.74, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a current ratio of 3.51, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Physicians Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $13.27 and a 1-year high of $17.39. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.36.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Physicians Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 7th. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Physicians Realty Trust in a research report on Thursday, August 17th. They set a “sell” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $14.50 price objective on shares of Physicians Realty Trust in a research report on Thursday, July 20th. JMP Securities started coverage on shares of Physicians Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, May 26th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $15.50 price objective for the company. Finally, Truist Financial restated a “hold” rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Physicians Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, August 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.82.

Physicians Realty Trust Company Profile

Physicians Realty Trust is a self-managed health care real estate company organized to acquire, selectively develop, own, and manage health care properties that are leased to physicians, hospitals, and health care delivery systems. The Company invests in real estate that is integral to providing high quality health care.