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After finishing at $15.72 in the prior trading day, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: HR) closed at $15.73, up 0.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.12 million shares were traded. HR stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 80.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.99 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.99.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wedbush on January 02, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $16 from $18 previously.
On January 02, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $19 to $17.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on December 20, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $19.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 23 ’24 when Wilson Julie F. bought 15,000 shares for $16.95 per share.
Leupp Jay P bought 1,000 shares of HR for $16,850 on Dec 20 ’24. The Director now owns 33,830 shares after completing the transaction at $16.85 per share. On Dec 19 ’24, another insider, WOOD DONALD C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,900 shares for $16.86 each. As a result, the insider paid 99,474 and bolstered with 5,900 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HR now has a Market Capitalization of 5578140672 and an Enterprise Value of 10484281344. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.267 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.874.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HR is 0.91, which has changed by 0.112446904 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HR has reached a high of $18.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.61%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.65M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2476310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 350.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 347.17M. Insiders hold about 1.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.50% stake in the company. Shares short for HR as of 1743379200 were 9422222 with a Short Ratio of 3.56, compared to 1740700800 on 11224987. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9422222 and a Short% of Float of 5.0300002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.24, compared to 1.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07888041The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.4.
