Quantbot Technologies LP Makes New Investment in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 236,282 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $4,260,000. Quantbot Technologies LP owned approximately 0.07% of Healthcare Realty Trust as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 36.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 527,024 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,502,000 after purchasing an additional 140,396 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 8.8% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,018,021 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $90,475,000 after purchasing an additional 404,855 shares during the period. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.8% during the second quarter. Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC now owns 909,932 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $14,432,000 after purchasing an additional 57,609 shares during the period. Liberty One Investment Management LLC increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 30.2% in the third quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 407,463 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,347,000 after buying an additional 94,568 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $66,085,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.88.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE HR opened at $18.45 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.60. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 1 year low of $14.09 and a 1 year high of $18.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.44 billion, a PE ratio of -25.98 and a beta of 0.97.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.36). The firm had revenue of $282.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $284.37 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 5.07% and a negative net margin of 20.84%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.580-1.640 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 24th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -135.21%.

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.