Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Bought by Samalin Investment Counsel LLC

Samalin Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,777 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,050 shares during the quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $539,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,630,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $78,495,000 after acquiring an additional 495,599 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,849,743 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $48,303,000 after purchasing an additional 422,940 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 358.2% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,142,110 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,879,000 after purchasing an additional 1,674,583 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A. raised its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 201.4% in the fourth quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,729,651 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,318,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155,745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 289.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,552,109 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153,657 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on HR shares. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

HR stock opened at $16.60 on Monday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $13.29 and a one year high of $18.90. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.62 and its 200 day moving average is $17.26. The firm has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of -9.32 and a beta of 0.97.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The firm had revenue of $309.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.81 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -69.66%.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R.