National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) Hits New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) shares reached a new 52-week low on Friday . The stock traded as low as $67.56 and last traded at $67.7880, with a volume of 92454 shares. The stock had previously closed at $69.23.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on NHI. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of National Health Investors in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on National Health Investors from $85.00 to $80.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on National Health Investors from $79.00 to $78.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Zacks Research lowered National Health Investors from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on National Health Investors from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.25.

National Health Investors Stock Down 2.4%

The company has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.55, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.52. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $74.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.96. 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 earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter. National Health Investors had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 38.56%.The business had revenue of $121.32 million during the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.22 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, research analysts forecast that National Health Investors, Inc. will post 4.76 EPS for the current 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 issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.4%. National Health Investors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 106.36%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National Health Investors

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of National Health Investors in the 2nd quarter worth about $549,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in National Health Investors during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $84,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of National Health Investors by 25.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,103 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,152,000 after buying an additional 3,057 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S bought a new position in National Health Investors during the 2nd quarter valued at $157,000. Finally, Amundi boosted its holdings in National Health Investors by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 26,954 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,056,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088 shares during the last quarter. 62.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

National Health Investors Company Profile

National Health Investors, Inc (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust that owns and finances healthcare real estate. The company focuses primarily on properties serving older adults and patients requiring specialized care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and continuing care retirement communities.

NHI generally leases its properties to healthcare and senior-living operators under long-term agreements, including primarily triple-net leases, under which tenants are typically responsible for property-level operating expenses, maintenance and taxes.