Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Makes New Investment in National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 12,390 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $859,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of National Health Investors by 781.2% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 890 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 789 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of National Health Investors during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $63,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in National Health Investors during the 4th quarter valued at about $83,000. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 768 shares during the period. 62.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NHI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on National Health Investors from $70.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $88.00 price target on shares of National Health Investors in a report on Monday, March 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $85.50.

National Health Investors Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NHI traded down $0.35 during trading on Thursday, hitting $76.23. 20,782 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 223,842. The company has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.20, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.78. 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. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $73.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $72.77.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $68.87 million for 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%. National Health Investors's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.10 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that National Health Investors, Inc. will post 4.41 EPS for the current year.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.72%. National Health Investors's payout ratio is currently 114.29%.

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.