Natixis Advisors LLC Acquires 72,457 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 212.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 106,515 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 72,457 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,805,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,630,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $78,495,000 after acquiring an additional 495,599 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 358.2% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,674,583 shares during the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 201.4% in the 4th quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,729,651 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,318,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155,745 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 289.5% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,552,109 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,308,000 after buying an additional 1,153,657 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aew Capital Management L P grew its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1,582.3% during the fourth quarter. Aew Capital Management L P now owns 920,560 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,603,000 after buying an additional 865,840 shares during the period.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of HR opened at $16.87 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $16.63 and its 200 day moving average is $17.25. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $13.29 and a 12-month high of $18.90. The company has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of -9.47 and a beta of 0.97.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.81 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -69.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on HR shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.