Baird cuts REIT scores amid ‘Larger for Longer’ price outlook

Baird analyst David Rodgers downgraded quite a lot of REIT names on Monday given a shift in macroeconomic assumptions.

Rodgers and his workforce downgraded a complete of seven REITs inside their protection, consisting of two Workplace REITs and 5 Healthcare REITs. Every title was downgraded to “Impartial” from a previous Purchase-equivalent score.

“We’re lowering estimates throughout our protection for a higher-for-longer price outlook and what we anticipate might be ongoing revisions decrease in each elementary expectations and an extended interval of worth discovery within the funding gross sales market,” he defined.

As such, Rodgers suggested that traders are greatest served ready on the sidelines till fundamentals enhance or sentiment resets. Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) and Kilroy Realty Company (NYSE:KRC) have been moved to Impartial amongst workplace REITs.

“Workplace fundamentals stay difficult and may deteriorate because the U.S. market enters recession,” Rodgers commented. “We have now little confidence in worth as an funding theme.

In the meantime, Omega Healthcare Buyers, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) Sabra Healthcare REIT Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA), Ventas, Inc. (VTR), Welltower Inc. (WELL), and World Medical REIT (GMRE) have been moved to Maintain-equivalent scores amongst healthcare names.

“Healthcare REIT adjustments replicate additional anticipated strain on operators from increased prices, some substantial YTD outperformance and sentiment for a Senior Housing Working restoration that we imagine is simply too excessive,” Rodgers concluded.

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