GSA Capital Partners LLP Makes New Investment in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. $BKD

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 85,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $725,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd raised its position in Brookdale Senior Living by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 14,151,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,504,000 after purchasing an additional 467,273 shares during the period. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Brookdale Senior Living in the second quarter worth about $45,804,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,507,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,293,000 after acquiring an additional 238,042 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Brookdale Senior Living by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,361,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,320,000 after acquiring an additional 838,862 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in Brookdale Senior Living by 192.4% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,821,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,372,000 after acquiring an additional 2,514,884 shares during the period.

Brookdale Senior Living News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Brookdale Senior Living this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded BKD to a “Strong Buy” (Zacks Rank #1), a near-term catalyst that can attract momentum and retail inflows. Brookdale (BKD) Upgraded to Strong Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts’ mean price target implies roughly a 27% upside, signaling consensus conviction that shares may have room to run if execution continues. Wall Street Analysts Predict a 27.09% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Management set a 2026 RevPAR growth target of 8%–9% and emphasized portfolio optimization and operational excellence — guidance that, if achieved, should lift revenue and margins over the year. Brookdale outlines 8-9 RevPAR growth target
• Positive Sentiment: Company announced a debt refinancing and described “strong 2025 results” in its release — refinancing can lower interest costs and support cash flow if terms are favorable. Brookdale Reports Strong 2025 Results, Refinances Debt
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is actively streamlining the portfolio and shifting operations — a constructive long-term play but execution-dependent; watch asset sales/timing and reinvestment plans. Brookdale Keeps Eye On Operations After Portfolio Cuts
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4/2025 earnings materials and the earnings-call transcript are available for detail on guidance and margin drivers — useful for traders sizing near-term risk. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term headwinds from Q4 results: EPS slightly missed consensus, margins are negative and net loss widened — investors are reacting to the revenue/margin mix and weaker cash flow metrics. Commentary and sell-side notes point to the quarter as the reason shares are sliding today. Why Brookdale Shares Are Sliding

Brookdale Senior Living Price Performance

Shares of Brookdale Senior Living stock opened at $14.90 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $12.88 and a 200 day moving average of $10.23. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.97 and a 52 week high of $17.09. The company has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a PE ratio of -13.42 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.87.

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.01). Brookdale Senior Living had a negative net margin of 8.22% and a negative return on equity of 189.16%. The company had revenue of $754.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $753.60 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Brookdale Senior Living Inc. will post -0.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on BKD. Barclays lifted their price target on Brookdale Senior Living to $18.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup upgraded shares of Brookdale Senior Living to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Bank of America raised shares of Brookdale Senior Living from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $6.75 to $13.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Brookdale Senior Living from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Brookdale Senior Living in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.00.

Brookdale Senior Living Profile

Brookdale Senior Living Inc (NYSE: BKD) is one of the nation’s largest operators of senior living communities, offering a full spectrum of living options that includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care retirement communities, respite care and skilled nursing services. The company emphasizes programs and amenities that support wellness, social engagement and overall quality of life for older adults.

Across the United States and Puerto Rico, Brookdale manages more than 700 communities serving tens of thousands of residents.