American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) Announces Earnings Results, Meets Estimates

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40, Zacks reports. American Healthcare REIT had a negative return on equity of 1.87% and a negative net margin of 1.84%. American Healthcare REIT updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.560-1.600 EPS.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE AHR traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $30.08. 3,015,509 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,332,779. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.37. American Healthcare REIT has a twelve month low of $12.81 and a twelve month high of $30.34. The company has a market cap of $4.60 billion and a PE ratio of -62.66. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.15.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -208.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AHR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.00.

About American Healthcare REIT

Formed by the successful merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, as well as the acquisition of the business and operations of American Healthcare Investors, American Healthcare REIT is one of the larger healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts globally with assets totaling approximately $4.2 billion in gross investment value.