Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) Earns “Outperform” Rating from Wedbush

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Wedbush in a note issued to investors on Thursday,RTT News reports. They currently have a $16.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Wedbush’s target price points to a potential downside of 3.00% from the stock’s current price. Wedbush also issued estimates for Healthcare Realty Trust’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on HR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.40.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE:HR opened at $16.50 on Thursday. Healthcare Realty Trust has a one year low of $12.77 and a one year high of $18.90. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.27 and a beta of 0.94.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The company had revenue of $309.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.81 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total transaction of $174,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 171,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,996,072. The trade was a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Healthcare Realty Trust

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 59.0% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 612 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 130.3% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 925 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 68.7% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,067 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 1,249 shares during the last quarter.

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.