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

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. lessened its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 49.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 44,956 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 44,285 shares during the quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $762,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 925 shares during the period. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $78,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 33.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,444 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,875 shares during the last quarter.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $16.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,705,824 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,299,923. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a PE ratio of -10.22 and a beta of 0.94. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $12.77 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $16.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.46.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 7,750 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $17.39 per share, with a total value of $134,772.50. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 50,002 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $869,534.78. This trade represents a 18.34 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief operating officer now owns 171,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,996,072. The trade was a 5.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders purchased 18,750 shares of company stock worth $323,723 in the last 90 days. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on HR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $19.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, December 20th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Wedbush downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $18.00 to $16.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $17.00.

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.