232,876 Shares in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) Purchased by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Capital Fund Management S.A. purchased a new position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 232,876 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,618,000. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned approximately 0.15% of American Healthcare REIT at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AHR. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the 4th quarter valued at $758,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in American Healthcare REIT during the third quarter valued at $5,552,000. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new position in American Healthcare REIT in the third quarter valued at about $499,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in American Healthcare REIT by 54.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,488,750 shares of the company's stock worth $247,654,000 after purchasing an additional 3,330,714 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 76.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,527,123 shares of the company's stock worth $65,975,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,296 shares in the last quarter. 16.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on AHR shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Citigroup reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. KeyCorp reduced their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $34.00 target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, JMP Securities set a $35.00 price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, American Healthcare REIT has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $33.33.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AHR traded up $0.22 on Friday, hitting $30.54. 961,892 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,756,184. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a one year low of $12.92 and a one year high of $31.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -63.63, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.42. The company's 50 day moving average price is $29.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.37.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.27%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. American Healthcare REIT's payout ratio is presently -370.37%.

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.