NCP Inc. Has $326,000 Stock Holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

NCP Inc. increased its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 55.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,610 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,055 shares during the period. NCP Inc.’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $326,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in Omega Healthcare Investors in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in Omega Healthcare Investors during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Grove Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Omega Healthcare Investors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in Omega Healthcare Investors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.25% of the company’s stock.

Omega Healthcare Investors Trading Up 3.4 %

Shares of OHI opened at $37.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $37.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.05. The company has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.95, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 7.07 and a current ratio of 7.07. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a 52-week low of $29.66 and a 52-week high of $44.42.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share 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 predict that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.22%. Omega Healthcare Investors’s payout ratio is currently 172.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on OHI. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. BNP Paribas upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $49.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Omega Healthcare Investors from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.67.

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.