Healthcare Rises On Unusually High Volume (HR)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Healthcare Realty (NYSE:HR) is trading at unusually high volume Monday with two million shares changing hands. It is currently at 4.3 times its average daily volume and trading up $1.09 (+4.9%) at $23.30 as of 4:02 p.m. ET.

Healthcare has a market cap of $1.5 billion and is part of the financial sector and real estate industry. Shares are up 4.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

Acquires existing healthcare facilities, provides property management, leasing and build-to-suit development services, and owns a portfolio of healthcare properties in the U.S. At Dec. 31, 2005, had investments of apx. $1.8 billion in 234 income-producing real estate properties and mortgages. The company has a P/E ratio of 360.2, above the average real estate industry P/E ratio of 166.2 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 22.6.

TheStreet Ratings rates Healthcare as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. You can view the full Healthcare Ratings Report.

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