Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.com

Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC – Get Rating) was downgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. KeyCorp upgraded Physicians Realty Trust from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $17.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 14th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Physicians Realty Trust from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.86.

Physicians Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of DOC stock opened at $14.85 on Wednesday. Physicians Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $13.42 and a fifty-two week high of $18.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.28, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Physicians Realty Trust by 244.9% in the second quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,161 shares during the period. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Physicians Realty Trust by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,813 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Physicians Realty Trust in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new position in Physicians Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Delta Asset Management LLC TN acquired a new position in Physicians Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $65,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Physicians Realty Trust

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Physicians Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the acquisition, development, owning, and managing of healthcare properties. Its principal investments include medical office buildings, outpatient treatment facilities, acute and post-acute care hospitals, as well as other real estate integral to healthcare providers.