Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. $OHI

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 3,782.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,608 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,206 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $692,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of OHI. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 29.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 144,339 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,496,000 after purchasing an additional 32,798 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 3.1% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 19,862 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $756,000 after acquiring an additional 597 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Omega Healthcare Investors during the second quarter worth $257,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 1.0% during the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 29,398 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,077,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors by 32.8% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 193,099 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,077,000 after acquiring an additional 47,649 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.25% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on OHI. Truist Financial upped their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $52.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Omega Healthcare Investors presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.83.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:OHI opened at $47.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $46.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.25. The company has a current ratio of 5.32, a quick ratio of 5.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 12-month low of $35.70 and a 12-month high of $49.14. The firm has a market cap of $14.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.83, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.59.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.02). Omega Healthcare Investors had a return on equity of 11.86% and a net margin of 51.14%.The business had revenue of $322.96 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $264.07 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. Omega Healthcare Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.190-3.250 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 3.06 EPS for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 4th. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 129.47%.

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.