Swiss National Bank Grows Stock Holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Swiss National Bank boosted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI - Free Report) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 507,100 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 24,700 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned 0.19% of Omega Healthcare Investors worth $19,194,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in 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 worth $261,589,000 after buying an additional 192,465 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings 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 worth $502,228,000 after buying an additional 114,085 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,225,923 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $46,401,000 after purchasing an additional 34,463 shares during the last quarter. Tallon Kerry Patrick purchased a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,250,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 120.8% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 226,338 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $9,212,000 after purchasing an additional 123,836 shares during the last quarter. 65.25% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Performance

Shares of OHI stock traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $37.40. 6,960,972 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,695,078. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.66 and a 12 month high of $44.42. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $37.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.89. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $10.54 billion, a PE ratio of 24.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, research analysts forecast that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on OHI. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $45.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, February 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Omega Healthcare Investors has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $41.44.

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.