Empowered Funds LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. $OHI

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 23.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 115,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 22,004 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $5,067,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Eversept Partners LP purchased a new stake in Omega Healthcare Investors in the first quarter valued at about $25,664,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 48.5% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,125,931 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $93,158,000 after acquiring an additional 694,426 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the first quarter worth about $433,000. Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp acquired a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the first quarter valued at about $308,000. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 4.3% during the first quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 7,286 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $319,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. 65.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Up 0.8%

Omega Healthcare Investors stock opened at $50.80 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 5.32 and a current ratio of 6.03. The company has a market cap of $15.13 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.58. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $38.71 and a fifty-two week high of $52.39.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.68. Omega Healthcare Investors had a return on equity of 15.76% and a net margin of 66.96%.The firm had revenue of $328.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $266.97 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Omega Healthcare Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.260 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a $0.68 dividend. This is a boost from Omega Healthcare Investors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 95.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $52.00 price objective on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group set a $47.00 price target on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Barclays started coverage on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $51.00 price objective for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Omega Healthcare Investors has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.79.

Omega Healthcare Investors Company Profile

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the ownership and management of healthcare-related facilities. The company’s core business involves acquiring and leasing long-term care properties, including skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities, under net lease agreements. Its portfolio is designed to provide stable, inflation-protected cash flows from operators responsible for day-to-day property management.

Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Omega Healthcare Investors has grown its holdings to encompass hundreds of facilities across the United States, with a smaller presence in select international markets.