B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for DHC Earnings

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) – Investment analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report issued on Thursday, September 4th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.09. B. Riley also issued estimates for Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Trading Up 5.9%

Diversified Healthcare Trust stock opened at $4.12 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 6.35, a quick ratio of 6.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 12 month low of $2.00 and a 12 month high of $4.24. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.06. The firm has a market cap of $994.61 million, a PE ratio of -3.46 and a beta of 2.62.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08. The firm had revenue of $382.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $382.74 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 14.69% and a negative net margin of 18.83%.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 21st were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 21st. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -3.36%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DHC. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C purchased a new stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 169.2% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,161 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 6,387 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 296.3% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 18,174 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 13,588 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.98% of the company’s stock.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

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.