Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 5,826 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR – Get Rating) by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,240,365 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,826 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $100,982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.3% during the first quarter. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC now owns 45,348 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,246,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 0.8% in the first quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 74,328 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,043,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,798 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 621 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 101,900 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,964,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Profund Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 19,208 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.37% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other news, Director James Joseph Iv Kilroy bought 2,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 8th. The shares were bought 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 owns 26,601 shares in the company, valued at $505,951.02. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.92% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:HR opened at $18.95 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.84. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $18.00 and a 12-month high of $30.76.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.54%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -620.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on HR shares. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, April 19th. They issued an “equal weight” rating for the company. Barclays upped their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $24.00 to $25.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 11th. TheStreet cut Healthcare Realty Trust from a “c” rating to a “d+” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 1st. Finally, Credit Suisse Group cut Healthcare Realty Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $23.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Monday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.71.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

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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.