Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note released on Tuesday morning,Zacks.com reports.

CHCT has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Community Healthcare Trust in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Community Healthcare Trust from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Community Healthcare Trust from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Community Healthcare Trust currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.33.

Community Healthcare Trust Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:CHCT opened at $17.01 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.59. Community Healthcare Trust has a 12-month low of $13.23 and a 12-month high of $19.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $485.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 242.96 and a beta of 0.75.

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $30.95 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.33 million. Community Healthcare Trust had a net margin of 4.21% and a return on equity of 1.16%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Community Healthcare Trust will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Community Healthcare Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be given a $0.4775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd. This is a positive change from Community Healthcare Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $1.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.2%. Community Healthcare Trust’s payout ratio is -475.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Community Healthcare Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Polymer Capital Management US LLC increased its holdings in Community Healthcare Trust by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Polymer Capital Management US LLC now owns 25,914 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $426,000 after buying an additional 4,504 shares during the last quarter. Odyssean LLC purchased a new position in shares of Community Healthcare Trust during the 4th quarter worth $434,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Community Healthcare Trust by 19.7% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 563,209 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,248,000 after acquiring an additional 92,538 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its stake in shares of Community Healthcare Trust by 52.9% in the 4th quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 17,492 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 6,055 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Community Healthcare Trust by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 187,411 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,077,000 after purchasing an additional 2,052 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.84% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Community Healthcare Trust

Here are the key news stories impacting Community Healthcare Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management signaled operational improvement: call commentary and press coverage highlighted occupancy gains and active capital recycling with targeted acquisitions yielding ~9%+ returns, which supports future cash flow and dividend coverage. Occupancy and capital recycling article
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade from Zacks to “strong-buy” may provide fresh buying interest and validation of the recovery story. Zacks upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Company released its official Q4 2025 results and the earnings call transcript; these provide more detail on portfolio performance and leasing trends for investors to parse. Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Press release with full quarter results is available; it confirms the top-line and same-store occupancy metrics investors will review against guidance. Quarterly results release
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed consensus: CHCT reported $0.51 vs. street ~$0.56, and revenue slightly missed estimates — these headline misses are the primary near-term driver of downward pressure. Earnings highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/quality concerns: CHCT trades at a high P/E (~243) with low net margin and modest ROE, so any earnings softness can trigger outsized share moves as investors re‑price near-term growth and dividend risk. Metrics analysis

About Community Healthcare Trust

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE:CHCT) is a real estate investment trust that specializes in owning and leasing healthcare-related properties. The company’s portfolio is focused primarily on senior housing and care facilities, including skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, memory care units, independent living apartments and continuing care retirement communities. Through long‐term, triple‐net leases, Community Healthcare Trust seeks stable, predictable cash flows by partnering with experienced operators that manage day-to-day resident care and property operations.

As of the latest reporting, Community Healthcare Trust’s holdings span multiple regions across the United States, with properties located in both urban and suburban markets.