B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $2.34 Million Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG cut its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 64.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 138,050 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 250,550 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $2,340,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HR. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 106.4% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 77,545 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 39,975 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $213,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 358.2% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,142,110 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,879,000 after buying an additional 1,674,583 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $965,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 27.2% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 31,562 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $573,000 after acquiring an additional 6,747 shares in the last quarter.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of HR stock opened at $16.91 on Wednesday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52 week low of $13.64 and a 52 week high of $18.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.93 billion, a PE ratio of -9.50 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $16.67 and its 200-day moving average is $17.19.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 51.60% and a negative return on equity of 11.20%. The firm had revenue of $309.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.81 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.34%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s payout ratio is -69.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R.