National Health Investors, Inc. $NHI Shares Purchased by Allianz Asset Management GmbH

Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in shares of National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) by 111.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 120,625 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 63,697 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH owned 0.26% of National Health Investors worth $8,458,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of NHI. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of National Health Investors by 49.8% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 442 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of National Health Investors by 28.7% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,546 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of National Health Investors during the 1st quarter worth about $206,000. Xponance Inc. raised its position in shares of National Health Investors by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 3,334 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Monument Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of National Health Investors during the 2nd quarter worth about $252,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NHI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of National Health Investors from $76.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. National Bankshares set a $90.00 price objective on shares of National Health Investors in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of National Health Investors from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Wedbush upgraded shares of National Health Investors to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of National Health Investors in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $84.83.

National Health Investors Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE NHI opened at $74.77 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.13. The company has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 10.91 and a quick ratio of 10.91. National Health Investors, Inc. has a 1 year low of $65.13 and a 1 year high of $82.32.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $70.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.46 million. National Health Investors had a net margin of 40.97% and a return on equity of 10.32%. The business’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.18 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that National Health Investors, Inc. will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

National Health Investors Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. This is an increase from National Health Investors’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. National Health Investors’s payout ratio is 117.57%.

National Health Investors Profile

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.