The stock price of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: HR) has surged by 0.06 when compared to previous closing price of 16.88, but the company has seen a -2.54% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-20 that Dividends fortify your financial future with reliable returns. Learn how to choose investments that provide consistent, robust payouts to weather any economic storm. We discuss two balancing investments with yields of up to 10%.
Is It Worth Investing in Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: HR) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HR is 0.91. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HR is 351.40M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HR on December 24, 2024 was 3.21M shares.
HR’s Market Performance
HR stock saw a decrease of -2.54% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.11% and a quarterly a decrease of -7.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.61%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.50% for Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (HR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.58% for HR stock, with a simple moving average of 1.52% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HR stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for HR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HR in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $19 based on the research report published on December 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HR reach a price target of $16, previously predicting the price at $17. The rating they have provided for HR stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on July 30th, 2024.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Neutral” to HR, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on February 20th of the current year.
HR Trading at -4.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.61%, as shares sank -2.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.26% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HR fell by -2.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.70. In addition, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc saw -1.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HR starting from Wilson Julie F., who proposed sale 15,000 shares at the price of $16.95 back on Dec 23 ’24. After this action, Wilson Julie F. now owns shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc, valued at $254,250 using the latest closing price.
Leupp Jay P, the Director of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc, purchase 1,000 shares at $16.85 during a trade that took place back on Dec 20 ’24, which means that Leupp Jay P is holding 33,830 shares at $16,850 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Healthcare Realty Trust Inc stands at -0.46. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -9.49, with -4.88 for asset returns.
Based on Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (HR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.9. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 780.51 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.71.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (HR) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
