American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and twelve have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $62.75.

A number of research firms recently commented on AHR. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $58.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Friday, August 28th. UBS Group set a $65.00 price target on American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Monday. Finally, Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th.

American Healthcare REIT Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:AHR opened at $53.42 on Tuesday. American Healthcare REIT has a 12-month low of $40.00 and a 12-month high of $58.70. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.76. The company has a market capitalization of $11.65 billion, a PE ratio of 78.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $674.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $645.30 million. American Healthcare REIT had a return on equity of 3.63% and a net margin of 4.84%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.42 earnings per share. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.150-2.190 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that American Healthcare REIT will post 2.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 147.06%.

Insider Transactions at American Healthcare REIT

In other American Healthcare REIT news, CFO Brian Peay sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total value of $1,267,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 152,700 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,741,890. This trade represents a 14.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark Foster sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.39, for a total value of $110,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 51,617 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,859,065.63. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 29,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,499,730. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of American Healthcare REIT

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in American Healthcare REIT by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $975,000 after purchasing an additional 899 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the second quarter worth $1,377,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 683.1% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 563,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,369,000 after buying an additional 491,249 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 78.1% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after acquiring an additional 3,720 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 1,109.3% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 63,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,334,000 after acquiring an additional 58,647 shares during the period. 16.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

American Healthcare REIT, Inc is a self-managed real estate investment trust focused on owning and operating healthcare-related properties. The company seeks to invest in real estate that supports healthcare delivery and senior living, with an emphasis on properties that may benefit from long-term demand for medical services and aging-related care.

Its portfolio includes outpatient medical facilities, integrated senior health campuses, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and other healthcare properties.