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

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on HR. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Raymond James Financial lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.13.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:HR opened at $17.11 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.52 and its 200 day moving average is $17.26. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 12-month low of $14.09 and a 12-month high of $18.97. The stock has a market cap of $6.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.14 and a beta of 0.96.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 7.32% and a negative net margin of 30.51%.The business had revenue of $297.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $291.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.590-1.60 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 11th were given a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -90.57%.

Institutional Trading of Healthcare Realty Trust

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

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.