SG Americas Securities LLC Sells 25,945 Shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

SG Americas Securities LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI - Free Report) by 82.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,690 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 25,945 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $215,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp grew its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 0.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,339,753 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $502,228,000 after purchasing an additional 114,085 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 3.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,426,129 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $261,589,000 after buying an additional 192,465 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 9.9% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,216,835 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $171,625,000 after buying an additional 380,626 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 317.7% during the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,949,368 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $160,739,000 after buying an additional 3,003,845 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Omega Healthcare Investors by 6.7% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,830,302 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $155,893,000 after acquiring an additional 240,006 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.25% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

OHI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research note on Friday. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $49.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Mizuho upped their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $45.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Berenberg Bank started coverage on Omega Healthcare Investors in a research note on Friday, October 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Omega Healthcare Investors currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $41.67.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE:OHI traded down $0.84 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $36.03. 2,436,449 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,956,880. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 7.07 and a quick ratio of 6.48. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.66 and a 12 month high of $44.42. The company has a market cap of $9.73 billion, a PE ratio of 23.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.99. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $37.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.12.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 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%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.44%. Omega Healthcare Investors's payout ratio is 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.