B. Riley Has Bullish Estimate for DHC Q2 Earnings

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) – Investment analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.06. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DHC stock opened at $3.14 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $757.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.95 and a beta of 2.37. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.48. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 12-month low of $2.00 and a 12-month high of $4.24. The company has a current ratio of 11.57, a quick ratio of 11.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $386.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $381.19 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 17.55% and a negative net margin of 26.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C acquired a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 296.3% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,174 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 13,588 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.98% of the company’s stock.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 22nd. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -3.28%.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Company Profile

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership of senior living communities, medical office buildings, and wellness centers. It operates through the following segments: Office Portfolio, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Non-Segment. The Office Portfolio segment consists of medical office properties leased to medical providers and other medical related businesses, as well as life science properties leased to biotech laboratories and other similar tenants.