National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) Stock Has Average Price Target of $82.25

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $82.25.

NHI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of National Health Investors in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of National Health Investors from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Huntington began coverage on shares of National Health Investors in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $79.00 price objective for the company. National Bank Financial set a $79.00 price objective on shares of National Health Investors in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of National Health Investors from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th.

National Health Investors Stock Performance

Shares of NHI opened at $64.03 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.51, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.49. National Health Investors has a 12 month low of $63.87 and a 12 month high of $91.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.07. The company has a current ratio of 6.78, a quick ratio of 6.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. National Health Investors had a net margin of 38.56% and a return on equity of 10.89%. The firm had revenue of $121.32 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. National Health Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.740-4.790 EPS. Research analysts forecast that National Health Investors will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.7%. National Health Investors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 108.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National Health Investors

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in National Health Investors by 34.3% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 626 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in National Health Investors by 13.5% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,356 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in National Health Investors by 3.2% during the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 6,310 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its position in National Health Investors by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 15,214 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,162,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of National Health Investors by 108.5% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the period. 62.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

National Health Investors Company Profile

National Health Investors, Inc (NYSE:NHI) is a self-managed real estate investment trust that owns and finances healthcare-related real estate. The company primarily invests in properties used by seniors and patients, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and other healthcare facilities.

NHI generally leases its properties to healthcare operators under long-term agreements and may provide mortgage or other financing to support the development and operation of healthcare real estate.