Schroder Investment Management Group Sells 91,282 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Schroder Investment Management Group reduced its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 66.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,111 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 91,282 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group's holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $783,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $76,825,000. Candriam S.C.A. boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 201.4% during the 4th quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 1,729,651 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $29,318,000 after acquiring an additional 1,155,745 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 289.5% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,552,109 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $26,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153,657 shares during the period. Aew Capital Management L P grew its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1,582.3% during the fourth quarter. Aew Capital Management L P now owns 920,560 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $15,603,000 after buying an additional 865,840 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,630,973 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $78,495,000 after acquiring an additional 495,599 shares during the last quarter.

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Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $15.39. The stock had a trading volume of 3,296,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,307,293. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $13.64 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a PE ratio of -8.64 and a beta of 0.85. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $16.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.03.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $303.81 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. Healthcare Realty Trust's revenue was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Healthcare Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -69.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Wedbush upgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $19.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, December 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently 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.