Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Grows Stake in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 22.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,840,280 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 890,912 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. owned 1.79% of Omega Healthcare Investors worth $183,205,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in Omega Healthcare Investors by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 175,475 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,642,000 after purchasing an additional 60,422 shares during the period. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 4th quarter valued at about $409,000. United Community Bank increased its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. United Community Bank now owns 9,980 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 1,395 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 2,039,247 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $77,145,000 after buying an additional 321,879 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 10,593 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $401,000 after buying an additional 1,137 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.25% of the company’s stock.

Omega Healthcare Investors Trading Up 2.5 %

NYSE OHI opened at $36.87 on Monday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.66 and a 12 month high of $44.42. The company has a current ratio of 7.07, a quick ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $37.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.00. The stock has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last announced 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 38.65% and a return on equity of 9.71%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS 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. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.27%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s payout ratio is 172.90%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho upped their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, February 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Omega Healthcare Investors presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.67.

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.