Virtu Financial LLC Takes $283,000 Position in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. $OHI

Key Points

• Virtu Financial LLC has invested approximately $283,000 in Omega Healthcare Investors, acquiring 7,441 shares.
• Omega Healthcare reported a quarterly EPS of $0.77, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.45, with year-over-year revenue growth of 11.8%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.67, resulting in an annualized dividend of $2.68 and a yield of 6.5%.

Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 7,441 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $283,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 20.4% in the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 70,762 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,695,000 after purchasing an additional 11,970 shares in the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC acquired a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 1st quarter worth approximately $6,353,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Omega Healthcare Investors by 4,248.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 174,102 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $6,630,000 after purchasing an additional 170,098 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 2,777.6% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 333,800 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $12,634,000 after buying an additional 322,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 514,967 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $19,610,000 after acquiring an additional 24,640 shares during the period. 65.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on OHI shares. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the company from $38.00 to $41.00 in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $39.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Lisa Egbuonu-Davis sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.16, for a total transaction of $100,400.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 18,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at $749,144.64. This represents a 11.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Performance

OHI stock traded up $0.5260 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $41.2860. 1,863,624 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,414,844. The company has a current ratio of 7.10, a quick ratio of 7.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The stock's 50-day moving average is $38.11 and its 200 day moving average is $37.49. The stock has a market cap of $12.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.49, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.66. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 52-week low of $35.04 and a 52-week high of $44.42.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.32. Omega Healthcare Investors had a return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 42.23%.The business had revenue of $235.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $248.49 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.71 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. Omega Healthcare Investors has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.040-3.070 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 4th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.5%. Omega Healthcare Investors's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 165.43%.

About Omega Healthcare Investors

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.