Values First Advisors Inc. Buys 723 Shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Values First Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,378 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 723 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in OHI. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 353.4% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 662 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. 65.25% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of OHI stock opened at $35.74 on Thursday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.66 and a fifty-two week high of $44.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.65 billion, a PE ratio of 23.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 6.48 and a current ratio of 7.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.11.

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

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.50%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 172.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on OHI. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Berenberg Bank started coverage on Omega Healthcare Investors in a research report on Friday, October 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research report on Friday, February 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded 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. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.67.

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.