Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01, Zacks reports. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 45.63% and a negative return on equity of 9.42%. Healthcare Realty Trust updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.560-1.600 EPS.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:HR opened at $16.98 on Wednesday. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $12.77 and a 1-year high of $18.90. The business has a 50 day moving average of $16.69 and a 200 day moving average of $17.42.

Insider Buying and Selling at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 7,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $17.39 per share, for a total transaction of $134,772.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 50,002 shares in the company, valued at approximately $869,534.78. This represents a 18.34 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total value of $174,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 171,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,996,072. This represents a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have acquired 18,750 shares of company stock worth $323,723 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.