National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) Holdings Lifted by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI - Free Report) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,996 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 3,514 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned about 0.08% of National Health Investors worth $2,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on NHI. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of National Health Investors from $70.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of National Health Investors in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $85.50.

National Health Investors Stock Performance

NYSE:NHI traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $75.75. 221,107 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 222,552. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.03, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.75. The company has a quick ratio of 10.29, a current ratio of 10.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. National Health Investors, Inc. has a 52 week low of $63.91 and a 52 week high of $86.13.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $85.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.13 million. National Health Investors had a net margin of 38.53% and a return on equity of 10.11%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that National Health Investors, Inc. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.90 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.75%. National Health Investors's payout ratio is currently 115.38%.

National Health Investors Company 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.