BMOCapital Markets Corp. analyst John Kim initiated coverage of witha rating of "market perform," and a price target of $31.
Theanalyst wrote in a research report: "We are initiating coverage ofHealthcare Realty (HR), a premium Medical Office Building REIT. HR has adifferentiated platform (high multi-tenant, on-campus) in the attractive MOBsector, leading to higher organic growth. Additionally, we estimate an EBITDARcoverage ratio of 3.3x, higher than many other healthcare asset classes.However, we estimate its AFFO payout ratio at 96%, and it already trades at a38% premium to healthcare REIT peers on AFFO, as well as our forward NAVestimate."