Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) Shares Purchased by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI - Free Report) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 355,280 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 26,900 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.13% of Omega Healthcare Investors worth $13,447,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 4th quarter worth approximately $110,160,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 5.0% during the fourth 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 during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 328.6% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,661,964 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $67,642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,274,238 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 22.6% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,840,280 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $183,205,000 after acquiring an additional 890,912 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in the 4th quarter worth approximately $20,058,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.25% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on OHI shares. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $41.00 to $39.00 in a report on Thursday, March 27th. BMO Capital Markets raised Omega Healthcare Investors from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $45.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.00.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Down 3.3 %

OHI stock traded down $1.28 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $37.37. The company had a trading volume of 3,310,697 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,792,290. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 7.07 and a current ratio of 7.07. The company has a market capitalization of $10.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.66 and a fifty-two week high of $44.42.

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

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.17%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. Omega Healthcare Investors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 172.90%.

About Omega Healthcare Investors

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.