Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 107,154 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 3,254 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,811,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 59.0% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 16.4% in the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 4,945 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 695 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 11,530 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $195,000 after purchasing an additional 706 shares in the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 11,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $193,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 16,581 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the period.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 0.1%

HR stock opened at $14.93 on Monday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $14.09 and a one year high of $18.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $15.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.25 billion, a PE ratio of -8.39 and a beta of 0.88.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.39. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 51.60% and a negative return on equity of 11.20%. The business had revenue of $288.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $297.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.31%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -113.76%.

Insider Activity at Healthcare Realty Trust

In related news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $14.71 per share, for a total transaction of $36,775.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 56,502 shares in the company, valued at $831,144.42. This represents a 4.63% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush reduced their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.80.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

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.