Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: HR)’s stock price has soared by 0.63 in relation to previous closing price of 15.76. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-23 that I favor BDCs and REITs for their attractive yields and solid fundamentals, making them key components of my income-focused portfolio. Yet, the current market conditions are unfavorable for both BDCs and REITs, with limited prospects for earnings growth, or price appreciation. Despite bargain valuations, investors must remain cautious, due to heightened risks of dividend cuts and permanent capital impairment.
Is It Worth Investing in Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: HR) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for HR is also noteworthy at 0.87. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HR is 348.05M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.59% of that float. The average trading volume of HR on July 01, 2025 was 3.37M shares.
HR’s Market Performance
HR’s stock has seen a 2.45% increase for the week, with a 9.08% rise in the past month and a -5.37% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.72%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.13% for Healthcare Realty Trust Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.04% for HR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -4.47% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HR stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for HR by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for HR in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $16 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HR reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $19. The rating they have provided for HR stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to HR, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on December 20th of the previous year.
HR Trading at 5.38% 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 -16.08% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HR starting from Bohjalian Thomas N, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $14.71 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Bohjalian Thomas N now owns 56,502 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc, valued at $36,775 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Healthcare Realty Trust Inc stands at -0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value -6.83, with -3.45 for asset returns.
Based on Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (HR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.99. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 711.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.16.
Conclusion
In summary, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (HR) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
