Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Diversified Healthcare Trust (DHC)

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/10/2025 – Diversified Healthcare Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/3/2025 – Diversified Healthcare Trust is now covered by analysts at B. Riley. They set a “buy” rating and a $4.50 price target on the stock.
• 4/2/2025 – Diversified Healthcare Trust was upgraded by analysts at B. Riley to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 4/1/2025 – Diversified Healthcare Trust was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/26/2025 – Diversified Healthcare Trust was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Price Performance

DHC traded up $0.06 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $2.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 295,012 shares, compared to its average volume of 985,989. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 1 year low of $2.00 and a 1 year high of $4.24. The company has a market cap of $512.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.32 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a quick ratio of 11.57, a current ratio of 11.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $2.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.67.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.29) by $0.31. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 26.09% and a negative return on equity of 17.55%. The company had revenue of $379.62 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $370.97 million.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s payout ratio is currently -2.60%.

Institutional Trading of Diversified Healthcare Trust

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C purchased a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. RPO LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $65,000. 75.98% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership of senior living communities, medical office buildings, and wellness centers. It operates through the following segments: Office Portfolio, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Non-Segment. The Office Portfolio segment consists of medical office properties leased to medical providers and other medical related businesses, as well as life science properties leased to biotech laboratories and other similar tenants.