Florida Financial Advisors LLC Purchases New Position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Florida Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 14,827 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AHR. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 170.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 15,918 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 90,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,743,000 after purchasing an additional 3,954 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 9.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 23,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after purchasing an additional 2,011 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in American Healthcare REIT by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 25,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $782,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in American Healthcare REIT during the 1st quarter valued at about $185,000. Institutional investors own 16.68% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AHR. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $45.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $43.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $47.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.83.

Insider Activity at American Healthcare REIT

In other news, Director Jeffrey T. Hanson sold 35,570 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.38, for a total value of $1,720,876.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 19,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $929,283.04. The trade was a 64.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.92% of the company’s stock.

American Healthcare REIT Price Performance

Shares of American Healthcare REIT stock opened at $51.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.44. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 52-week low of $26.48 and a 52-week high of $52.47. The company has a fifty day moving average of $47.93 and a 200-day moving average of $45.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 369.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.03.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 714.29%.

American Healthcare REIT Profile

American Healthcare REIT, Inc (NYSE: AHR) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and managing healthcare‐related properties across the United States. The company’s portfolio spanned senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and outpatient care centers, all operated under long‐term net lease or triple‐net lease structures designed to provide stable, predictable rental income.

Employing a strategy of partnering with established healthcare operators, American Healthcare REIT targeted properties in both major metropolitan areas and high‐growth secondary markets to capitalize on demographic trends such as an aging population and increased demand for outpatient services.