Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Invests $20.76 Million in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. $OHI

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 435,336 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $20,757,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio owned about 0.14% of Omega Healthcare Investors at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Omega Healthcare Investors by 91.9% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 389,305 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $17,262,000 after purchasing an additional 186,399 shares during the period. BOKF NA grew its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 51.8% during the 4th quarter. BOKF NA now owns 189,095 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $8,384,000 after buying an additional 64,539 shares during the period. Oxbow Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the first quarter worth approximately $7,373,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,515,924 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $377,648,000 after buying an additional 734,774 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,996,204 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $88,512,000 after acquiring an additional 216,856 shares during the last quarter. 65.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Omega Healthcare Investors Trading Down 0.7%

OHI stock opened at $45.96 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $48.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.09. The firm has a market cap of $13.93 billion, a PE ratio of 16.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.57. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 1-year low of $39.26 and a 1-year high of $52.39.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.68. The company had revenue of $328.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $266.97 million. Omega Healthcare Investors had a return on equity of 15.76% and a net margin of 66.96%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share. Omega Healthcare Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.260 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.68 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This is an increase from Omega Healthcare Investors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s payout ratio is presently 97.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

OHI has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group set a $47.00 target price on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $51.00 target price on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Omega Healthcare Investors has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.21.

Omega Healthcare Investors Company Profile

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the ownership and management of healthcare-related facilities. The company’s core business involves acquiring and leasing long-term care properties, including skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities, under net lease agreements. Its portfolio is designed to provide stable, inflation-protected cash flows from operators responsible for day-to-day property management.

Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Omega Healthcare Investors has grown its holdings to encompass hundreds of facilities across the United States, with a smaller presence in select international markets.