Erste Asset Management GmbH Has $3.90 Million Holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Erste Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 9.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 103,353 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 8,584 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $3,898,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 0.9% during the 3rd 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 period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings 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 period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 22.6% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,840,280 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $183,205,000 after purchasing an additional 890,912 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,216,835 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $171,625,000 after purchasing an additional 380,626 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,986,226 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $150,879,000 after purchasing an additional 155,924 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.25% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on OHI shares. Mizuho upped 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 dropped their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 10th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, February 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Omega Healthcare Investors has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.44.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of Omega Healthcare Investors stock opened at $37.62 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.27, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 7.07, a current ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $37.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.94. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 12-month low of $29.66 and a 12-month high of $44.42.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.12%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s payout ratio is currently 172.90%.

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.