Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) Shares Purchased by Midwest Professional Planners LTD.

Midwest Professional Planners LTD. increased its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 14.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 38,665 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,021 shares during the quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD.’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $1,463,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the third quarter worth $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the third quarter worth $31,000. Grove Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. 65.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on OHI. Mizuho raised their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets raised 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. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, February 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Omega Healthcare Investors presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.44.

Omega Healthcare Investors Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of OHI stock opened at $36.70 on Friday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.66 and a fifty-two week high of $44.42. The stock has a market cap of $10.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.95. The company has a quick ratio of 7.07, a current ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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, 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 business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.