Blue Trust Inc. Acquires 925 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR)

Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 130.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 925 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $30,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 31.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 469,323 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,955,000 after purchasing an additional 111,125 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 106.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 77,545 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 39,975 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter valued at about $849,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 84,728 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,538,000 after buying an additional 10,044 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,471,000.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE:HR opened at $16.28 on Tuesday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 12-month low of $12.77 and a 12-month high of $18.90. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $16.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.47. The firm has a market cap of $5.77 billion, a PE ratio of -10.30 and a beta of 0.94.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 7,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $17.39 per share, with a total value of $134,772.50. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 50,002 shares in the company, valued at approximately $869,534.78. The trade was a 18.34 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Peter F. Sr Lyle, Sr. purchased 10,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $17.21 per share, for a total transaction of $172,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 26,576 shares in the company, valued at $457,372.96. This represents a 60.33 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 18,750 shares of company stock valued at $323,723 over the last 90 days. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on HR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, December 20th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Wedbush downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $18.00 to $16.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.