13,475 Shares in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) Bought by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new stake in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 13,475 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $383,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 104.1% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 988 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 504 shares during the period. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.68% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AHR. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $26.00.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of AHR traded up $0.50 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $27.81. The stock had a trading volume of 1,178,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,254,022. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 1-year low of $12.81 and a 1-year high of $29.99. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $28.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.04. The company has a market cap of $4.26 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -57.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.37.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.60%. American Healthcare REIT's payout ratio is -208.33%.

American Healthcare REIT Profile

Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value.