Natixis Advisors LLC Grows Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 212.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 106,515 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 72,457 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,805,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 159,193 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,889,000 after buying an additional 17,717 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 106.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 77,545 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 39,975 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 22.9% during the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 78,113 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,417,000 after purchasing an additional 14,570 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 18.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 279,181 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $5,067,000 after purchasing an additional 42,853 shares during the period. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter worth approximately $213,000.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on HR shares. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Scotiabank lowered their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $16.00 price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com cut Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.00.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $16.76. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,339,542 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,274,231. The company has a market cap of $5.88 billion, a PE ratio of -9.41 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $16.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.24. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $13.64 and a 12-month high of $18.90.

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 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The company had revenue of $309.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $303.81 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.40%. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -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.