Stifel Financial Corp Acquires 6,868 Shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI - Free Report) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 309,509 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 6,868 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp owned approximately 0.11% of Omega Healthcare Investors worth $11,715,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of OHI. Cohen & Steers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 50.8% during the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 26,222,898 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $992,467,000 after purchasing an additional 8,837,218 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Omega Healthcare Investors in the 4th quarter worth approximately $110,160,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,061,982 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,440,646,000 after buying an additional 1,809,519 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 22.6% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,840,280 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $183,205,000 after buying an additional 890,912 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Omega Healthcare Investors in the 4th quarter valued at $20,058,000. 65.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on OHI shares. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $41.00 to $39.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.00.

Omega Healthcare Investors Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE OHI traded down $0.36 on Wednesday, reaching $38.03. The company had a trading volume of 2,482,911 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,858,660. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 52 week low of $30.26 and a 52 week high of $44.42. The stock's 50 day moving average is $37.32 and its 200-day moving average is $38.45. The company has a quick ratio of 7.07, a current ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.75.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.33. Omega Healthcare Investors had a return on equity of 9.71% and a net margin of 38.65%. Equities analysts predict that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.05%. Omega Healthcare Investors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 172.90%.

Omega Healthcare Investors Company Profile

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc engages in the provision of financing and capital to the long-term healthcare industry with a particular focus on skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, rehabilitation and acute care facilities, and medical office buildings.