Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.590-1.610 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.600. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

HR stock opened at $17.06 on Thursday. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $14.09 and a 1 year high of $18.97. The business’s 50-day moving average is $17.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.09 and a beta of 0.96.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 30.51% and a negative return on equity of 7.32%. The firm had revenue of $297.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $291.10 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.590-1.60 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th were given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -90.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on HR. Raymond James Financial lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Healthcare Realty Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 10,959 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $198,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 14.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 21,823 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 2,751 shares during the period. Boothbay Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 15.8% during the second quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 19,017 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 2,590 shares in the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main acquired a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust during the second quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, Globeflex Capital L P purchased a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at about $157,000.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, acquisition and management of outpatient medical facilities. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company’s portfolio is focused primarily on medical office buildings and outpatient healthcare properties that serve hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers. Its business model centers on securing long-term, triple-net leases to generate stable income streams from a diversified tenant base.

The company’s properties are located across key metropolitan markets in the United States, including major healthcare hubs in the Southeast, Southwest and in select coastal regions.