Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Shares Sold by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. decreased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 518,777 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 29,398 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. owned 0.15% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $8,747,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,392,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 358.2% in 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 buying an additional 1,674,583 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 289.5% in 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 buying an additional 1,153,657 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $7,052,000. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 116.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 722,582 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $13,117,000 after acquiring an additional 388,305 shares during the period.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on HR. Jefferies Financial Group cut Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $19.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 171,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,996,072. This represents a 5.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.56% of the company's stock.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

HR stock traded down $0.09 on Friday, hitting $16.50. 1,975,228 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,413,051. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $16.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.40. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $12.77 and a 12-month high of $18.90. The stock has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.27 and a beta of 0.94.

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

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.52%. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -69.66%.

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.