Yousif Capital Management LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Yousif Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR - Free Report) by 15.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 110,408 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 20,002 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,871,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 27.4% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 23,068 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 4,965 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 23.4% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 126,633 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,298,000 after acquiring an additional 23,981 shares in the last quarter. Presima Securities ULC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Presima Securities ULC now owns 120,098 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,180,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $182,000. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 358,198 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $6,501,000 after acquiring an additional 27,439 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on HR. Wedbush cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $18.00 to $16.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $17.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total transaction of $174,800.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 171,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,996,072. This trade represents a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 7,750 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $17.39 per share, for a total transaction of $134,772.50. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 50,002 shares in the company, valued at approximately $869,534.78. This trade represents a 18.34 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 18,750 shares of company stock valued at $323,723. 0.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $16.51. The company had a trading volume of 1,869,279 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,033,593. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $12.77 and a 12-month high of $18.90. The stock has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.45 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.44.

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.