American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) Receives $45.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $45.00.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AHR. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Baird R W upgraded shares of American Healthcare REIT to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Friday, October 17th.

Insider Transactions at American Healthcare REIT

In other American Healthcare REIT news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 3,850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.89, for a total transaction of $161,276.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 59,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,475,699. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Healthcare REIT

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Total Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in American Healthcare REIT in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Avalon Trust Co acquired a new stake in American Healthcare REIT in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 16.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 0.4%

AHR stock opened at $44.50 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -202.25, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. American Healthcare REIT has a 12 month low of $24.21 and a 12 month high of $44.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $42.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.82.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. American Healthcare REIT had a negative return on equity of 1.43% and a negative net margin of 1.56%.The firm had revenue of $542.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $539.49 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that American Healthcare REIT will post 1.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -454.55%.

About American Healthcare REIT

Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value.