Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC Sells 1,572 Shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI)

Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 94,138 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,572 shares during the quarter. Omega Healthcare Investors makes up about 1.7% of Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Omega Healthcare Investors were worth $3,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 317.7% during the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,949,368 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $160,739,000 after buying an additional 3,003,845 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 328.6% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,661,964 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $67,642,000 after acquiring an additional 1,274,238 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Omega Healthcare Investors by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,216,835 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $171,625,000 after acquiring an additional 380,626 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Omega Healthcare Investors by 441.4% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 429,993 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $17,177,000 after acquiring an additional 350,570 shares during the period. Finally, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P. raised its position in Omega Healthcare Investors by 115.9% in the third quarter. Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P. now owns 34,982 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,424,000 after purchasing an additional 254,471 shares in the last quarter. 65.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Omega Healthcare Investors Stock Performance

OHI stock opened at $37.94 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $38.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.09. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.17 and a fifty-two week high of $44.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 7.07 and a quick ratio of 6.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.24 billion, a PE ratio of 24.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.99.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 forecast that Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. will post 2.86 EPS for the current year.

Omega Healthcare Investors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.06%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Omega Healthcare Investors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 172.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on OHI shares. Berenberg Bank started coverage on Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday, October 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Omega Healthcare Investors from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. BNP Paribas upgraded Omega Healthcare Investors from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $49.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Omega Healthcare Investors in a report on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Omega Healthcare Investors from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.