Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC Sells 5,153 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC lowered its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 74.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,779 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 5,153 shares during the period. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $30,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 260.6% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,809 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 2,030 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter worth $65,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter worth $78,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter worth $89,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 33.7% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,875 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

HR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wedbush cut Healthcare Realty Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and set a $17.00 price target (up previously from $16.00) on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.14.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of HR opened at $16.49 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.44 and a beta of 0.94. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $12.77 and a 52-week high of $18.90.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.52%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -78.48%.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates medical outpatient buildings primarily located around market-leading hospital campuses. The Company selectively grows its portfolio through property acquisition and development. As the first and largest REIT to specialize in medical outpatient buildings, Healthcare Realty's portfolio includes more than 700 properties totaling over 40 million square feet concentrated in 15 growth markets.