Aew Capital Management L P Boosts Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Aew Capital Management L P grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 1,582.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 920,560 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 865,840 shares during the period. Aew Capital Management L P owned approximately 0.26% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $15,603,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pzena Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,392,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 358.2% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,142,110 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $38,879,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674,583 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 289.5% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,552,109 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $26,308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153,657 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,630,973 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $78,495,000 after acquiring an additional 495,599 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $7,052,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on HR shares. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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 report on Friday, December 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.20.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:HR traded up $0.11 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $16.73. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,745,140 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,489,253. The firm has a market cap of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.40 and a beta of 0.94. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12 month low of $12.77 and a 12 month high of $18.90. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $16.63 and a 200-day moving average of $17.36.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $303.81 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 51.60% and a negative return on equity of 11.20%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.41%. Healthcare Realty Trust's payout ratio is -69.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Healthcare Realty Trust

In related news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total value of $174,800.00. Following 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.