B. Riley Has Negative Outlook for DHC Q2 Earnings

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 17th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.16. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $5.50 target price on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Performance

Shares of DHC stock opened at $4.49 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $3.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.17. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of -3.77 and a beta of 2.62. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 1 year low of $2.00 and a 1 year high of $4.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 6.35 and a current ratio of 6.35.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.08. The firm had revenue of $382.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $382.74 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 14.69% and a negative net margin of 18.83%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 0.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,847,246 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $20,936,000 after purchasing an additional 44,759 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 158.9% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,862,334 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,370,459 shares during the last quarter. Park West Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the first quarter valued at $8,583,000. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,134,083 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,908,000 after purchasing an additional 187,208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 7.7% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 2,129,197 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,623,000 after purchasing an additional 151,479 shares during the last quarter. 75.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Monday, July 21st were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 21st. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s payout ratio is currently -3.36%.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

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.