Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is expected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.54 per share and revenue of $30.22 million for the quarter.

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $29.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.71 million. Community Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 4.51% and a negative return on equity of 1.10%. On average, analysts expect Community Healthcare Trust to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Community Healthcare Trust Price Performance

Shares of CHCT stock opened at $16.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $469.00 million, a PE ratio of -53.38 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50-day moving average of $16.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.57. Community Healthcare Trust has a 1-year low of $14.76 and a 1-year high of $27.62.

Community Healthcare Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be given a dividend of $0.4725 per share. This represents a $1.89 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 8th. This is a boost from Community Healthcare Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. Community Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -606.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Community Healthcare Trust from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.00.

Insider Transactions at Community Healthcare Trust

In related news, Director Horn R. Lawrence Van purchased 11,815 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $16.37 per share, for a total transaction of $193,411.55. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 88,502 shares in the company, valued at $1,448,777.74. The trade was a 15.41% 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. Also, Director Cathrine Cotman purchased 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of $17.10 per share, with a total value of $51,300.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 23,861 shares in the company, valued at $408,023.10. This trade represents a 14.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 5.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Community Healthcare Trust

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Community Healthcare Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $231,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Community Healthcare Trust by 18.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 43,689 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $793,000 after buying an additional 6,856 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Community Healthcare Trust by 339.7% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 89,755 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,630,000 after purchasing an additional 69,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Community Healthcare Trust by 1.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 252,492 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,585,000 after purchasing an additional 3,697 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

About Community Healthcare Trust

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (the Company”, we”, our”) was organized in the State of Maryland on March 28, 2014. The Company is a fully-integrated healthcare real estate company that owns and acquires real estate properties that are leased to hospitals, doctors, healthcare systems or other healthcare service providers.