B. Riley Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for DHC

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) – Stock analysts at B. Riley raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.06. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $386.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $381.19 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 26.09% and a negative return on equity of 17.55%.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Price Performance

DHC stock opened at $3.27 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $788.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.03 and a beta of 2.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 11.57 and a quick ratio of 11.57. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.48. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 1 year low of $2.00 and a 1 year high of $4.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C bought a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 296.3% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,174 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 13,588 shares during the last quarter. 75.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 22nd. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s payout ratio is presently -3.28%.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Company Profile

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership of senior living communities, medical office buildings, and wellness centers. It operates through the following segments: Office Portfolio, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Non-Segment. The Office Portfolio segment consists of medical office properties leased to medical providers and other medical related businesses, as well as life science properties leased to biotech laboratories and other similar tenants.