American Healthcare REIT (AHR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company benefits from a fully integrated management platform comprised of more than one hundred experienced and skilled professionals, many of whom have worked together since 2006 and have successfully invested in and managed healthcare real estate through multiple market cycles. The management team has a proven track record, deep industry relationships and unparalleled insight into each of the company's assets having built and nurtured the company's international portfolio since its original property acquisition in 2014. The strength of the management team, coupled with the quality of the assets, has American Healthcare REIT poised to capitalize on compelling growth driven by powerful demographic trends. With its 19 million-square-foot, 312-building portfolio of medical office buildings, senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities and integrated senior health campuses diversified across 36 states and the United Kingdom, the tri-party transaction was a critical step in ideally positioning American Healthcare REIT for a future public listing or IPO on a national stock exchange at the most opportune time. By listing the company's shares on a national exchange, we believe the company will gain greater access to attractive capital that will fuel future growth, broaden our investor base and also provide liquidity to our fellow stockholders. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Griffin Capital Company, LLC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.62 to $27.97
• 50-Day Range: $24.59 to $29.83
• 52-Week Range: $12.63 to $29.99
• Volume: 17.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.60%
• Price Target: $25.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

American Healthcare REIT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Healthcare REIT scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 782nd out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

American Healthcare REIT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Healthcare REIT has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Healthcare REIT are expected to grow by 12.68% in the coming year, from $1.42 to $1.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Healthcare REIT is -57.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Healthcare REIT is -57.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Healthcare REIT has a PEG Ratio of 1.90. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Healthcare REIT has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.59% of the float of American Healthcare REIT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Healthcare REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Healthcare REIT has recently increased by 30.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

American Healthcare REIT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

American Healthcare REIT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, American Healthcare REIT will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.50% next year. This indicates that American Healthcare REIT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.59% of the float of American Healthcare REIT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Healthcare REIT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Healthcare REIT has recently increased by 30.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.10

News Sentiment

American Healthcare REIT has a news sentiment score of 1.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for American Healthcare REIT this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for AHR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added American Healthcare REIT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Healthcare REIT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of American Healthcare REIT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.68% of the stock of American Healthcare REIT is held by institutions.

AHR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AHR shares performed this year?

American Healthcare REIT's stock was trading at $13.06 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AHR stock has increased by 112.5% and is now trading at $27.75.
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How were American Healthcare REIT's earnings last quarter?

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.35. American Healthcare REIT's quarterly revenue was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did American Healthcare REIT IPO?

American Healthcare REIT (AHR) raised $672 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, February 7th 2024. The company issued 56,000,000 shares at $12.00 per share.

Who are American Healthcare REIT's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of American Healthcare REIT include Wellington Management Group LLP (10.21%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (7.21%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (6.20%) and State Street Corp (2.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Danny Prosky, Mathieu B Streiff and Jeffrey T Hanson.
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How do I buy shares of American Healthcare REIT?

Shares of AHR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of American Healthcare REIT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Healthcare REIT investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/18 Dividend: 9/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/18/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/17/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AHR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:AHR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1632970
• Web: www.americanhealthcarereit.com
• Phone: 949-270-9200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 110
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $25.13
• High Stock Price Target: $31.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.48)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.54
• P/E Growth: 1.9
• Net Income: $-71,470,000.00
• Net Margins: -1.84%
• Pretax Margin: -1.64%
• Return on Equity: -1.87%
• Return on Assets: -0.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.59
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.11
• Cash Flow: $2.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.54
• Book Value: $21.52 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 153,062,000
• Free Float: 151,531,000
• Market Cap: $4.25 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A