Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Community Healthcare Trust Inc shares valued at $193,412 were purchased by Van Horn R. Lawrence on May 28 ’25. At $16.37 per share, Van Horn R. Lawrence acquired 11,815 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 88,502 shares worth approximately $1.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Dupuy David H. purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 162,300 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $16.23 each, the insider now holds 458,500 shares.
Before that, Cotman Cathrine had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $51,300, the Director bought Community Healthcare Trust Inc shares for $17.10 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $0.37 million.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on September 16, 2024, Community Healthcare Trust Inc [CHCT] has been rated up from an Underperform to an In-line and the price target has been revised to $18 from $21. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of November 02, 2023, Evercore ISI has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “an In-line” for CHCT. Earlier on September 22, 2023, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CHCT stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing CHCT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Community Healthcare Trust Inc [NYSE: CHCT] rose 0.45% to $15.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $15.22, but it reached a high of $15.69 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.33%. Over the course of the year, Community Healthcare Trust Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.57%.
Is Community Healthcare Trust Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Community Healthcare Trust Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.37 million shares to 0.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.53 million shares. A jump of 40.84% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.43.
Which companies own the most shares of Community Healthcare Trust Inc (CHCT)?
In terms of Community Healthcare Trust Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 19 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.82% from the previous closing price of $15.47. Analysts anticipate Community Healthcare Trust Inc stock to reach 23 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Community Healthcare Trust Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 13, 2023, Janney assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $44.
