Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership Has $9.70 Million Stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership decreased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 53.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 572,333 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 655,911 shares during the period. Healthcare Realty Trust makes up about 5.8% of Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership owned about 0.16% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $9,701,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 7.2% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,856,286 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $96,513,000 after purchasing an additional 395,243 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,784,186 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $78,843,000 after buying an additional 301,747 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,367,735 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $39,020,000 after buying an additional 103,259 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,392,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $38,879,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674,583 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on HR shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut 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 restated an "underweight" rating and set a $17.00 target price (up from $16.00) on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Wedbush lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Healthcare Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $19.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $17.14.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 0.1 %

HR traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $16.49. The stock had a trading volume of 1,394,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,685,763. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $17.26 and a 200-day moving average of $17.55. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $12.77 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90. The company has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.44 and a beta of 0.94.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.52%. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently -78.48%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 $2,996,072. The trade was a 5.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian bought 7,750 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $17.39 per share, for a total transaction of $134,772.50. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 50,002 shares of the company's stock, valued at $869,534.78. This trade represents a 18.34 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired 18,750 shares of company stock valued at $323,723 in the last ninety days. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty NYSE: HR is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around market-leading hospital campuses. The Company selectively grows its portfolio through property acquisition and development. As the first and largest REIT to specialize in medical outpatient buildings, Healthcare Realty's portfolio includes more than 700 properties totaling over 40 million square feet concentrated in 15 growth markets.