Vanguard Group Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Sila Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:SILA)

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Sila Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:SILA - Free Report) by 94.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,133,173 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,487,337 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 9.33% of Sila Realty Trust worth $124,839,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in SILA. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Sila Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $524,000. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in shares of Sila Realty Trust by 86.3% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 18,564 shares of the company's stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 8,598 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in Sila Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $2,074,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Sila Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $25,918,000. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Sila Realty Trust by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 43,731 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,064,000 after buying an additional 3,050 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Sila Realty Trust from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th.

Sila Realty Trust Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:SILA traded up $0.07 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $25.40. 372,919 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 612,061. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $25.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.11. Sila Realty Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $20.20 and a fifty-two week high of $27.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Sila Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 12th.

About Sila Realty Trust

Sila Realty Trust, Inc, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams.