National Health Investors’ (NHI) Outperform Rating Reiterated at Wedbush

Wedbush reiterated their outperform rating on shares of National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) in a research note published on Monday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $88.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for National Health Investors’ Q1 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

Separately, Truist Financial reduced their target price on National Health Investors from $78.00 to $72.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $85.50.

National Health Investors Price Performance

NHI stock opened at $75.58 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 10.29, a current ratio of 10.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $70.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.68. National Health Investors has a 12-month low of $57.80 and a 12-month high of $86.13. The firm has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.97, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.08.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.03. National Health Investors had a return on equity of 10.11% and a net margin of 38.53%. The company had revenue of $85.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.13 million. On average, analysts expect that National Health Investors will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

National Health Investors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.90 dividend. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.76%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. National Health Investors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 115.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National Health Investors

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in National Health Investors by 27.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 648 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of National Health Investors by 3.1% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 24,405 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,051,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of National Health Investors by 31.2% during the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 4,474 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $376,000 after buying an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new stake in National Health Investors during the third quarter worth $2,426,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in National Health Investors in the 3rd quarter valued at $230,000. 62.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.