What is B. Riley's Forecast for DHC Q1 Earnings?

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.29) by $0.31. The business had revenue of $379.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $370.97 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 17.55% and a negative net margin of 26.09%.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Performance

DHC stock traded down $0.04 on Monday, hitting $2.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 913,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 985,652. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 1 year low of $2.01 and a 1 year high of $4.24. The company has a current ratio of 11.57, a quick ratio of 11.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market cap of $499.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.29 and a beta of 2.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $2.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.69.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. Diversified Healthcare Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -2.60%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DHC. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C purchased a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. RPO LLC acquired a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $65,000. 75.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership of senior living communities, medical office buildings, and wellness centers. It operates through the following segments: Office Portfolio, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Non-Segment. The Office Portfolio segment consists of medical office properties leased to medical providers and other medical related businesses, as well as life science properties leased to biotech laboratories and other similar tenants.