Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Sold by Retirement Systems of Alabama

Retirement Systems of Alabama cut its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 946,606 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 30,989 shares during the quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama owned 0.27% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $16,045,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 70,776 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,193 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $342,000 after acquiring an additional 793 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.4% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 24,912 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $452,000 after acquiring an additional 823 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 130.3% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 925 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,358 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 1,062 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 7,750 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $17.39 per share, with a total value of $134,772.50. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 50,002 shares in the company, valued at $869,534.78. The trade was a 18.34 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Peter F. Sr Lyle, Sr. acquired 10,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $17.21 per share, for a total transaction of $172,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 26,576 shares in the company, valued at $457,372.96. This trade represents a 60.33 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 18,750 shares of company stock valued at $323,723 in the last ninety days. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 0.3 %

Healthcare Realty Trust stock opened at $16.55 on Friday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a twelve month low of $12.77 and a twelve month high of $18.90. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.49. The company has a market capitalization of $5.86 billion, a PE ratio of -10.47 and a beta of 0.94.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wedbush lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $16.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.