National HealthCare Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) to Issue $0.64 Quarterly Dividend

National HealthCare Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.64 per share on Thursday, April 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st.

National HealthCare Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NHC opened at $169.69 on Friday. National HealthCare has a fifty-two week low of $89.14 and a fifty-two week high of $171.64. The company’s fifty day moving average is $142.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $126.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a PE ratio of 26.19 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

National HealthCare Company Profile

National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC) is a healthcare services company specializing in long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation. The company operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and outpatient therapy clinics. Through its subsidiary, National HealthCare Partners, NHC provides contract rehabilitation services, pharmacy management and clinical consulting to a broad network of senior living and healthcare providers.

Headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, National HealthCare Corporation has built a regional footprint across the southeastern and south-central United States.