Securian Asset Management Inc. Has $772,000 Position in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Securian Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,407 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 358 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $772,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 0.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,339,753 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $502,228,000 after buying an additional 114,085 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 3.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,426,129 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $261,589,000 after buying an additional 192,465 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 22.6% in 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 buying an additional 890,912 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 9.9% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,216,835 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $171,625,000 after buying an additional 380,626 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,986,226 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $150,879,000 after buying an additional 155,924 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 65.25% of the company’s stock.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Performance

NYSE:OHI opened at $37.62 on Friday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 1 year low of $29.66 and a 1 year high of $44.42. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $37.03 and a 200-day moving average of $38.94. The company has a current ratio of 7.07, a quick ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.33. Omega Healthcare Investors had a net margin of 38.65% and a return on equity of 9.71%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.12%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 172.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

OHI has been the subject of several research reports. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $43.00 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Omega Healthcare Investors presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.44.

Omega Healthcare Investors Profile

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.