Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Has $245,000 Stock Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lessened its position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 24.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 14,460 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 4,710 shares during the quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $245,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HR. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 59.0% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 11,530 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $195,000 after purchasing an additional 706 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 70,776 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,193 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 793 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 55,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 808 shares in the last quarter.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

HR opened at $14.73 on Wednesday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $14.53 and a fifty-two week high of $18.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $15.96 and a 200 day moving average of $16.69. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.28 and a beta of 0.92.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 51.60% and a negative return on equity of 11.20%. The firm had revenue of $288.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $297.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -113.76%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on HR shares. StockNews.com upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Wedbush dropped their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.00.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.