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National Health Investors (NHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$69.71 -1.40 (-1.97%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$69.55 -0.16 (-0.22%)
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About National Health Investors Stock (NYSE:NHI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$69.51
$71.42
50-Day Range
$69.71
$86.45
52-Week Range
$68.80
$91.38
Volume
431,490 shs
Average Volume
459,113 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.38 billion
P/E Ratio
22.49
Dividend Yield
5.28%
Price Target
$86.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

National Health Investors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

NHI MarketRank™: 

National Health Investors scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 353rd out of 880 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    National Health Investors has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    National Health Investors has a consensus price target of $86.67, representing about 24.3% upside from its current price of $69.71.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    National Health Investors has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about National Health Investors' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for National Health Investors are expected to grow by 5.13% in the coming year, from $5.07 to $5.33 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Health Investors is 22.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.11.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Health Investors is 22.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.16.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    National Health Investors has a PEG Ratio of 3.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    National Health Investors has a P/B Ratio of 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about National Health Investors' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.00% of the float of National Health Investors has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    National Health Investors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in National Health Investors has recently increased by 9.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    National Health Investors is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    National Health Investors does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of National Health Investors is 118.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, National Health Investors will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.04% next year. This indicates that National Health Investors will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about National Health Investors' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    National Health Investors has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for National Health Investors this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for NHI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added National Health Investors to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, National Health Investors insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.70% of the stock of National Health Investors is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    62.51% of the stock of National Health Investors is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about National Health Investors' insider trading history.
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NHI Stock News Headlines

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NHI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Health Investors' stock was trading at $76.48 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, NHI shares have decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at $69.7060.

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.21 by $0.39. The business's quarterly revenue was up 28.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of National Health Investors include Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.51%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.05%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.42%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Charlotte A Swafford and James R Jobe.
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Shares of NHI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Health Investors investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel (INTC), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ExxonMobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/1 Dividend
3/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend
3/31/2026
Dividend Payable
5/01/2026
Last Earnings
5/04/2026
Today
6/03/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
Sub-Industry
Specialized REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:NHI
CIK
877860
Employees
20
Year Founded
1991

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$94.00
Low Price Target
$79.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.49
Forward P/E Ratio
13.75
P/E Growth
3.71
Net Income
$142.18 million
Net Margins
36.86%
Pretax Margin
36.55%
Return on Equity
9.82%
Return on Assets
5.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.83
Current Ratio
8.20
Quick Ratio
8.20

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$375.63 million
Price / Sales
8.99
Cash Flow
$4.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.84
Book Value
$32.11 per share
Price / Book
2.17

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
48,470,000
Free Float
47,162,000
Market Cap
$3.38 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.52

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This page (NYSE:NHI) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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