Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Sold by US Bancorp DE

US Bancorp DE lowered its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 6.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,653 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,246 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 70,776 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,193 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 793 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 55,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $938,000 after acquiring an additional 808 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 925 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hodges Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 36,235 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $614,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total value of $174,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 171,400 shares in the company, valued at $2,996,072. This represents a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on HR shares. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective 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. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Down 0.3 %

HR stock opened at $16.27 on Friday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $12.77 and a one year high of $18.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a PE ratio of -9.14 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $16.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.32.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $303.81 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.62%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -69.66%.

Healthcare Realty Trust 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.