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

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

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE HR opened at $17.06 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $17.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.26. Healthcare Realty Trust has a twelve month low of $14.09 and a twelve month high of $18.97. The stock has a market cap of $6.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.09 and a beta of 0.96.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its 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. The business had revenue of $297.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $291.10 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 7.32% and a negative net margin of 30.51%.Healthcare Realty Trust’s revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.590-1.60 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 11th were issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 currently -90.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on HR. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target 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. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, December 29th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $23.00 target price on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.13.

Institutional Trading of Healthcare Realty Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3,567.9% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,081 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 2,997 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter valued at about $1,666,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 91.2% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 20,818 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 9,928 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $55,000.

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.