Yousif Capital Management LLC Acquires 513 Shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 103,341 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $3,911,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 3.1% in the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 192,465 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position 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 last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 1.7% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,191,460 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,492,000 after buying an additional 19,542 shares during the period. Tallon Kerry Patrick purchased a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in the fourth quarter valued at $1,250,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 120.8% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 226,338 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,212,000 after acquiring an additional 123,836 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.25% of the company’s stock.

Omega Healthcare Investors Price Performance

Shares of OHI stock opened at $37.94 on Friday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a twelve month low of $29.17 and a twelve month high of $44.42. The company has a current ratio of 6.48, a quick ratio of 6.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.99.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.33. Omega Healthcare Investors had a net margin of 34.41% and a return on equity of 8.83%. On average, analysts predict that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. Omega Healthcare Investors’s payout ratio is 197.06%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on OHI. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday. Mizuho upped their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. BNP Paribas raised Omega Healthcare Investors from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $49.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.67.

Omega Healthcare Investors 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.