Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 5,555 American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 5,555 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 57.9% during the first quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 16,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 5,891 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 42.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the second quarter valued at $207,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the first quarter valued at $476,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 4.2% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,235,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,722,000 after acquiring an additional 89,926 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.68% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Healthcare REIT

In other news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 3,850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.89, for a total transaction of $161,276.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 59,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,475,699. This trade represents a 6.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Performance

NYSE:AHR opened at $44.28 on Monday. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.21 and a twelve month high of $44.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a 50-day moving average of $42.19 and a 200-day moving average of $37.71. The firm has a market cap of $7.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -201.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.98.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. American Healthcare REIT had a negative net margin of 1.56% and a negative return on equity of 1.43%. The company had revenue of $542.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $539.49 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS. Analysts forecast that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 1.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -454.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AHR. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Friday, July 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $41.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, JMP Securities upped their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $45.00.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value.