Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) is anticipated to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 19th. Analysts expect Healthcare Realty Trust to post earnings of $0.39 per share and revenue of $303.81 million for the quarter. Individual interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 0.3 %

HR opened at $16.51 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.45 and a beta of 0.94. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 52 week low of $12.77 and a 52 week high of $18.90. The business’s 50 day moving average is $16.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.43.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HR has been the subject of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Wedbush cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

Insider Transactions at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total value of $174,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 171,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,996,072. This represents a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian bought 7,750 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $17.39 per share, for a total transaction of $134,772.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 50,002 shares in the company, valued at $869,534.78. This represents a 18.34 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 18,750 shares of company stock valued at $323,723 in the last ninety days. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

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.