Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Stake Raised by Meeder Asset Management Inc.

Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 155.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,979 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 22,487 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 59.0% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 612 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 11,530 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 706 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 70,776 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,200,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,193 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 793 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 55,333 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $938,000 after acquiring an additional 808 shares during the period.

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Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of HR traded down $0.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $16.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,670,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,280,642. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $13.64 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.06 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $16.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.16.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 firm's revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.69%. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -69.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Healthcare Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $19.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.