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

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$74.53 -0.38 (-0.50%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$74.60 +0.08 (+0.11%)
As of 05/15/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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About National Health Investors Stock (NYSE:NHI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.27
$75.23
50-Day Range
$73.17
$86.45
52-Week Range
$68.80
$91.38
Volume
537,413 shs
Average Volume
478,273 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.61 billion
P/E Ratio
24.04
Dividend Yield
4.94%
Price Target
$87.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

National Health Investors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

NHI MarketRank™: 

National Health Investors scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 297th out of 885 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 $87.50, representing about 17.4% upside from its current price of $74.53.

  • 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 12.18% in the coming year, from $4.76 to $5.34 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Health Investors is 24.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Health Investors is 24.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    National Health Investors has a PEG Ratio of 4.29. 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 2.37. 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

    3.66% 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 4.44.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in National Health Investors has recently increased by 3.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    National Health Investors is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.91%, 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 68.91% 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 1.54. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for National Health Investors this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    19 people have searched for NHI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 375% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added National Health Investors to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Health Investors' stock was trading at $76.48 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NHI stock has decreased by 2.6% and is now trading at $74.5250.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.39. The business's revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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National Health Investors' top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.51%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.42%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.06%) and Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.53%). 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
5/17/2026
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
$84.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.4%
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
24.04
Forward P/E Ratio
15.66
P/E Growth
4.29
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
$401.46 million
Price / Sales
9.00
Cash Flow
$4.79 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.57
Book Value
$31.41 per share
Price / Book
2.37

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
48,471,000
Free Float
47,162,000
Market Cap
$3.61 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.55

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This page (NYSE:NHI) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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