The stock of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (HR) has gone up by 0.63% for the week, with a 11.38% rise in the past month and a -4.80% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.27% for HR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.75% for HR stock, with a simple moving average of -4.17% for the last 200 days.
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 08, 2025 was 3.44M shares.
HR stock’s latest price update
Healthcare Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: HR)’s stock price has decreased by -0.38% compared to its previous closing price of $15.92. However, the company has seen a 0.63% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-07-02 that REITs are positioned for accelerating earnings growth in 2026-2027, with management teams expressing increased optimism despite ongoing macro uncertainties. Key investment themes include AI-driven data centers, senior housing benefiting from demographic trends, and residential REITs capitalizing on the housing shortage. REITs offer resilient cash flows, potential dividend growth, and superior capital access, making them attractive relative to other asset classes in the current environment.
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.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to HR, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on July 30th of the previous year.
HR Trading at 5.30% 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.
Volatility was left at 2.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.25%, as shares surge +11.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.89% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HR rose by +0.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.29. In addition, Healthcare Realty Trust Inc saw -3.35% 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 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.
Wilson Julie F., the Officer of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc, proposed sale 15,000 shares at $16.95 during a trade that took place back on Dec 23 ’24, which means that Wilson Julie F. is holding N/A shares at $254,250 based on the most recent 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’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.
