National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $82.25 According to Analysts

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $82.25.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on National Health Investors from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on National Health Investors from $79.00 to $78.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Huntington initiated coverage on National Health Investors in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $79.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings cut shares of National Health Investors from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of National Health Investors from $85.00 to $80.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 25th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National Health Investors

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in National Health Investors by 108.5% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP bought a new position in shares of National Health Investors in the second quarter worth approximately $42,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of National Health Investors by 34.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 626 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in shares of National Health Investors in the second quarter worth $76,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of National Health Investors by 80.6% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,022 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 456 shares during the period. 62.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

National Health Investors Price Performance

NYSE:NHI opened at $65.09 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.49. National Health Investors has a 52-week low of $64.56 and a 52-week high of $91.38. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $71.30 and a 200 day moving average of $75.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 6.78 and a current ratio of 6.78.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. National Health Investors had a net margin of 38.56% and a return on equity of 10.89%. The business had revenue of $121.32 million during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.22 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. National Health Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.740-4.790 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that National Health Investors will post 4.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. National Health Investors’s payout ratio is 108.67%.

About National Health Investors

National Health Investors, Inc (NYSE:NHI) is a self-managed real estate investment trust that owns and finances healthcare-related real estate. The company primarily invests in properties used by seniors and patients, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and other healthcare facilities.

NHI generally leases its properties to healthcare operators under long-term agreements and may provide mortgage or other financing to support the development and operation of healthcare real estate.