Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Purchases 46,617 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 31.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 193,140 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 46,617 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned about 0.05% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $3,274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 358.2% in the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 1,674,583 shares in the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. lifted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 201.4% during the 4th quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,729,651 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $29,318,000 after buying an additional 1,155,745 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 289.5% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Aew Capital Management L P grew its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 1,582.3% in the fourth quarter. Aew Capital Management L P now owns 920,560 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $15,603,000 after acquiring an additional 865,840 shares in the last quarter.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE HR traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $16.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,809,769 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,139,191. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $16.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.41 and a beta of 0.97. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $13.45 and a one year high of $18.90.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $309.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 business's quarterly revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Healthcare Realty Trust's payout ratio is presently -69.66%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.