American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) Stock Rated “Buy” by Sell-Side Brokerages

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) has been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $62.75.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AHR. Citizens Jmp upped their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $56.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings downgraded American Healthcare REIT from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $58.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded American Healthcare REIT from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Healthcare REIT news, EVP Mark Foster sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.39, for a total transaction of $110,780.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 51,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,859,065.63. This trade represents a 3.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Healthcare REIT

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the second quarter worth approximately $77,999,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in American Healthcare REIT by 28.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,236,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,638,000 after purchasing an additional 710,601 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in American Healthcare REIT by 33.1% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,682,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,524,000 after purchasing an additional 666,820 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 683.1% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 563,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,369,000 after purchasing an additional 491,249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in American Healthcare REIT in the 4th quarter valued at $22,249,000. 16.68% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

American Healthcare REIT Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AHR opened at $50.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.66, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.79. American Healthcare REIT has a 12 month low of $40.20 and a 12 month high of $58.70. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $53.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.02. American Healthcare REIT had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 3.63%. The firm had revenue of $674.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $645.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.190 EPS. Analysts expect that American Healthcare REIT will post 2.18 EPS for the current year.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. American Healthcare REIT’s payout ratio is presently 147.06%.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

American Healthcare REIT, Inc (NYSE:AHR) is a real estate investment trust focused on owning and operating healthcare-related properties. The company seeks to provide real estate solutions for healthcare providers and operators while generating rental and operating income from a diversified portfolio.

Its portfolio includes outpatient medical properties, senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and other healthcare assets. American Healthcare REIT also has exposure to healthcare operating businesses, including senior living and care services, through its relationship with Trilogy Health Services.