Nomura Holdings Inc. Acquires Shares of 65,136 Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 65,136 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $2,465,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of OHI. Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its position in Omega Healthcare Investors by 50.8% during the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 26,222,898 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $992,467,000 after acquiring an additional 8,837,218 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $110,160,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,061,982 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,440,646,000 after purchasing an additional 1,809,519 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 49.4% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,274,793 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $123,951,000 after purchasing an additional 1,083,326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 22.6% during the fourth 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 last quarter. 65.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

OHI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $41.00 to $39.00 in a report on Thursday, March 27th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.00.

Omega Healthcare Investors Price Performance

Shares of NYSE OHI opened at $37.02 on Friday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a twelve month low of $30.48 and a twelve month high of $44.42. The firm has a market cap of $10.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.88, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50 day moving average of $37.43 and a 200 day moving average of $38.00. The company has a quick ratio of 7.07, a current ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75. Omega Healthcare Investors had a net margin of 38.65% and a return on equity of 9.71%. The company had revenue of $228.38 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $236.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.68 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.24%. Omega Healthcare Investors's payout ratio is currently 166.46%.

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.

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