Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:HR)

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) – Analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report released on Wednesday, May 8th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $16.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Healthcare Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.56 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Healthcare Realty Trust’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 16th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.51). Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 20.71% and a negative return on equity of 3.87%. The firm had revenue of $330.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $334.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

HR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $17.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “hold” rating and a $18.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $19.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.30.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 1.9 %

HR opened at $15.06 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.74 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $13.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.07. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $12.77 and a 52-week high of $20.30.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.23%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -167.57%.

Institutional Trading of Healthcare Realty Trust

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HR. Provence Wealth Management Group acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 106.0% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,854 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 954 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 47.4% during the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 1,933 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 622 shares during the period. Muzinich & Co. Inc. raised its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 98.1% in the fourth quarter. Muzinich & Co. Inc. now owns 2,179 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth $39,000.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around market-leading hospital campuses. The Company selectively grows its portfolio through property acquisition and development. As the first and largest REIT to specialize in medical outpatient buildings, Healthcare Realty's portfolio includes more than 700 properties totaling over 40 million square feet concentrated in 15 growth markets.