Brian Peay Sells 25,000 Shares of American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) Stock

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) CFO Brian Peay sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total transaction of $1,267,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 152,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,741,890. This represents a 14.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

American Healthcare REIT Price Performance

American Healthcare REIT stock traded up $0.83 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $51.83. 3,203,944 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,964,027. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 1-year low of $35.52 and a 1-year high of $54.67. The firm has a market cap of $9.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $650.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.57 million. American Healthcare REIT had a return on equity of 3.33% and a net margin of 4.23%.The company’s revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.090 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 2.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. American Healthcare REIT’s payout ratio is presently 172.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised American Healthcare REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Weiss Ratings downgraded American Healthcare REIT from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $60.00 target price on American Healthcare REIT in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. KeyCorp lifted their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $59.00 to $51.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Healthcare REIT

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Western Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 95.0% in the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 5,769 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter valued at $1,377,000. PVG Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the 1st quarter valued at $894,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. increased its stake in American Healthcare REIT by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 155,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,343,000 after purchasing an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. 16.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About American Healthcare REIT

American Healthcare REIT, Inc (NYSE: AHR) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and managing healthcare‐related properties across the United States. The company’s portfolio spanned senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and outpatient care centers, all operated under long‐term net lease or triple‐net lease structures designed to provide stable, predictable rental income.

Employing a strategy of partnering with established healthcare operators, American Healthcare REIT targeted properties in both major metropolitan areas and high‐growth secondary markets to capitalize on demographic trends such as an aging population and increased demand for outpatient services.