KBC Group NV Has $159,000 Holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

KBC Group NV decreased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 38.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,017 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 6,312 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $159,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 25,051 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $423,000 after buying an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at about $325,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at about $22,285,000. Oak Thistle LLC grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 186.3% in the first quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 65,450 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,106,000 after acquiring an additional 42,589 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 10.0% during the first quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 18,949 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $320,000 after acquiring an additional 1,719 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, EVP Julie F. Wilson sold 15,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $270,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 113,419 shares in the company, valued at $2,041,542. The trade was a 11.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock opened at $17.87 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $6.28 billion, a PE ratio of -15.54 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.08 and a 200-day moving average of $16.63. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 1-year low of $14.09 and a 1-year high of $18.97.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 32.95% and a negative return on equity of 7.70%. The business had revenue of $297.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $291.10 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.590-1.60 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -90.57%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on HR. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Healthcare Realty Trust from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $16.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Scotiabank upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.78.

Healthcare Realty Trust 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.