Machina Capital S.A.S. Acquires Shares of 7,079 Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Machina Capital S.A.S. bought a new position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 7,079 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $268,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,426,129 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $261,589,000 after purchasing an additional 192,465 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,339,753 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $502,228,000 after purchasing an additional 114,085 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,225,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $46,401,000 after purchasing an additional 34,463 shares in the last quarter. Tallon Kerry Patrick acquired a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 4th quarter worth $1,250,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 120.8% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 226,338 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,212,000 after purchasing an additional 123,836 shares in the last quarter. 65.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

OHI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Omega Healthcare Investors from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Omega Healthcare Investors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.67.

Omega Healthcare Investors Price Performance

Omega Healthcare Investors stock opened at $36.87 on Monday. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.66 and a 12 month high of $44.42. The company has a current ratio of 7.07, a quick ratio of 7.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $10.39 billion, a PE ratio of 23.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $37.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.00.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.33. Omega Healthcare Investors had a return on equity of 9.71% and a net margin of 38.65%. Analysts expect that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.27%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 172.90%.

About Omega Healthcare Investors

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc engages in the provision of financing and capital to the long-term healthcare industry with a particular focus on skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, rehabilitation and acute care facilities, and medical office buildings.