International Assets Investment Management LLC Acquires 104,944 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 559.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 123,692 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 104,944 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC's holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $22,450,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 38.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,276 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.4% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 24,912 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 823 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.1% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 81,598 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,345,000 after buying an additional 848 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 66,654 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.6% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,358 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $551,000 after buying an additional 1,062 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank upped their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "underweight" rating and set a $17.00 price objective (up previously from $16.00) on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Wedbush raised their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.17.

Insider Buying and Selling at Healthcare Realty Trust

In related news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 9,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $17.39 per share, with a total value of $156,510.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 22,252 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $386,962.28. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian bought 9,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $17.39 per share, with a total value of $156,510.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 22,252 shares of the company's stock, valued at $386,962.28. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John Knox Singleton acquired 6,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $18.24 per share, for a total transaction of $118,560.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 57,082 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,041,175.68. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 15,728 shares of company stock valued at $279,069. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

HR stock traded down $0.26 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $17.88. 1,800,976 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,438,053. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.64 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $17.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.88. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $12.77 and a one year high of $18.90.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.39) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.77). The business had revenue of $316.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $317.90 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 42.79% and a negative return on equity of 8.50%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.