Q1 Earnings Forecast for HR Issued By Wedbush

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) – Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Healthcare Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.56 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Healthcare Realty Trust’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “underweight” rating and set a $17.00 target price (up from $16.00) on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.17.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSE:HR opened at $17.49 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $17.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.17. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $12.77 and a 52-week high of $18.90. The firm has a market cap of $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.07 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Healthcare Realty Trust

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HR. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 38.1% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,276 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.4% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 24,912 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $452,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.1% during the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 81,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,345,000 after purchasing an additional 848 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 66,654 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after buying an additional 929 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,358 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $551,000 after buying an additional 1,062 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director John Knox Singleton purchased 6,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $18.24 per share, for a total transaction of $118,560.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 57,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,041,175.68. This represents a 12.85 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -78.48%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around market-leading hospital campuses. The Company selectively grows its portfolio through property acquisition and development. As the first and largest REIT to specialize in medical outpatient buildings, Healthcare Realty's portfolio includes more than 700 properties totaling over 40 million square feet concentrated in 15 growth markets.