National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) Shares Bought by Two Sigma Investments LP

Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI - Free Report) by 34.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 100,360 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 25,785 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP owned about 0.22% of National Health Investors worth $6,955,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NHI. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its holdings in shares of National Health Investors by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 639 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of National Health Investors by 781.2% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 890 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of National Health Investors during the 4th quarter worth $63,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of National Health Investors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of National Health Investors by 61.4% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,019 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 768 shares in the last quarter. 62.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on NHI. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of National Health Investors in a report on Monday, March 17th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of National Health Investors from $70.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $85.50.

National Health Investors Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:NHI traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $72.85. 115,271 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 229,213. National Health Investors, Inc. has a one year low of $64.00 and a one year high of $86.13. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $74.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.43. The company has a quick ratio of 10.29, a current ratio of 10.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a market cap of $3.40 billion, a PE ratio of 25.09, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.78.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $68.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $85.13 million. National Health Investors had a return on equity of 10.11% and a net margin of 38.53%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that National Health Investors, Inc. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.90 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.94%. National Health Investors's payout ratio is 114.29%.

National Health Investors Profile

Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc NYSE: NHI is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.