SG Americas Securities LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR)

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Free Report) by 82.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,583 shares of the company's stock after selling 30,195 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in American Healthcare REIT were worth $187,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 82.8% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 37,405 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,069,000 after buying an additional 16,948 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 35,070 shares of the company's stock valued at $955,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 32.8% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,581 shares of the company's stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 3,110 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 46.7% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 45,451 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,292,000 after buying an additional 14,464 shares during the period. Finally, Selective Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in American Healthcare REIT in the 4th quarter valued at about $359,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.68% of the company's stock.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of AHR traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $27.40. 1,348,759 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,240,070. The company has a market cap of $4.19 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -57.08. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $12.81 and a fifty-two week high of $29.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.37. The stock's 50-day moving average is $28.30 and its 200-day moving average is $25.31.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.35). American Healthcare REIT had a negative return on equity of 1.87% and a negative net margin of 1.84%. The firm had revenue of $523.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $474.26 million. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 1.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.65%. American Healthcare REIT's payout ratio is -208.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AHR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $26.00.

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.