Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $1.85 Million Holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR – Get Rating) by 422.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 88,953 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,929 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,854,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. United Capital Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the third quarter valued at $340,000. Macquarie Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 505.9% during the third quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 334,680 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,091,000 after purchasing an additional 279,441 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 565.6% in the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 237,579 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,953,000 after acquiring an additional 201,885 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $16,684,000. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1,716.9% during the third quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 471,956 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,840,000 after acquiring an additional 445,980 shares during the period. 98.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director James Joseph Iv Kilroy bought 2,400 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 8th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $19.02 per share, for a total transaction of $45,648.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 26,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $505,951.02. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on HR shares. Credit Suisse Group downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $23.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Monday, March 6th. TheStreet downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “c” rating to a “d+” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 1st. Citigroup lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $22.50 to $22.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $28.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.88.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 2.5 %

NYSE:HR opened at $18.90 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $20.52 and its 200 day moving average is $20.66. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12 month low of $18.16 and a 12 month high of $32.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.20 billion, a PE ratio of 171.83 and a beta of 0.76.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 7th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 6th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1,127.38%.

Healthcare Realty Trust Profile

(Get Rating)

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 in 1992 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.