Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Sold by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC reduced its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 22.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,123 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 6,236 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $357,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 16.4% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 4,945 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 695 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.5% in 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 buying an additional 706 shares during the period. Peak Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.8% in 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 buying an additional 728 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 16,581 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 756 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 11,868 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $201,000 after buying an additional 762 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Healthcare Realty Trust

In related news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $14.71 per share, for a total transaction of $36,775.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 56,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $831,144.42. This represents a 4.63% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on HR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $16.00 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 31st. Finally, Wedbush cut their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $16.40.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:HR opened at $16.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.66 billion, a PE ratio of -14.77 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $15.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.90. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $14.09 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.39. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 31.32% and a negative return on equity of 7.06%. The firm had revenue of $288.86 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $297.39 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust’s quarterly revenue was down 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.70%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -113.76%.

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.