Q1 Earnings Forecast for NHI Issued By Wedbush

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of National Health Investors in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.11 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for National Health Investors’ current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for National Health Investors’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

Separately, Truist Financial cut their price target on National Health Investors from $78.00 to $72.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, National Health Investors has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $84.50.

National Health Investors Stock Up 0.7 %

National Health Investors stock opened at $76.02 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $69.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.67. National Health Investors has a twelve month low of $57.80 and a twelve month high of $86.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.12, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 10.29, a quick ratio of 10.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.03. National Health Investors had a net margin of 38.53% and a return on equity of 10.11%. The business had revenue of $85.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $81.13 million.

Institutional Trading of National Health Investors

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NHI. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in National Health Investors by 68.3% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 60,099 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,052,000 after acquiring an additional 24,380 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new position in shares of National Health Investors during the 3rd quarter worth $2,426,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of National Health Investors by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 876,839 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $60,765,000 after purchasing an additional 24,462 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in National Health Investors during the third quarter worth about $688,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in National Health Investors by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,723 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,060,000 after buying an additional 5,318 shares during the period. 62.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

National Health Investors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. National Health Investors’s payout ratio is 115.38%.

About National Health Investors

Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.