Brookdale Senior Living Inc. $BKD Shares Sold by AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd

AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,153,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 355,146 shares during the period. Brookdale Senior Living accounts for approximately 1.9% of AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd owned approximately 0.49% of Brookdale Senior Living worth $8,030,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKD. Militia Capital Partners LP raised its holdings in Brookdale Senior Living by 5.8% during the first quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 25,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc boosted its stake in Brookdale Senior Living by 8.5% in the first quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 24,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,000 after acquiring an additional 1,902 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its holdings in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 7.0% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 35,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 3.2% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 138,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after purchasing an additional 4,323 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 25.4% during the second quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 23,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 4,751 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BKD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Brookdale Senior Living from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 23rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Brookdale Senior Living from $9.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Brookdale Senior Living from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $8.00 to $14.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $11.67.

Brookdale Senior Living Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BKD opened at $10.27 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.21. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.45 and a 1-year high of $11.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.87, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of $2.44 billion, a PE ratio of -7.84 and a beta of 0.66.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $813.17 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $825.59 million. Brookdale Senior Living had a negative return on equity of 173.75% and a negative net margin of 9.52%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 EPS for the current year.

Brookdale Senior Living Company Profile

Brookdale Senior Living Inc owns, manages, and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates in three segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The Independent Living segment owns or leases communities comprising independent and assisted living units in a single community that are primarily designed for middle to upper income seniors.