Wedbush Issues Optimistic Forecast for NHI Earnings

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) – Research analysts at Wedbush upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of National Health Investors in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.16. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for National Health Investors’ current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for National Health Investors’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.02. National Health Investors had a net margin of 38.53% and a return on equity of 10.11%. The firm had revenue of $68.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $85.13 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.10 EPS. National Health Investors’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of National Health Investors from $70.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, National Health Investors presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $85.50.

National Health Investors Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NHI opened at $76.78 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.79. National Health Investors has a 1 year low of $63.91 and a 1 year high of $86.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 10.29 and a quick ratio of 10.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.59 billion, a PE ratio of 26.38, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.78.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.69%. National Health Investors’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 114.29%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National Health Investors

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of NHI. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in National Health Investors by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,423,210 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $445,128,000 after buying an additional 102,012 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of National Health Investors by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,648,499 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $114,242,000 after acquiring an additional 82,825 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of National Health Investors by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,113,771 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $77,201,000 after acquiring an additional 19,201 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of National Health Investors by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 876,839 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $60,765,000 after purchasing an additional 24,462 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in National Health Investors by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 634,430 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $43,966,000 after purchasing an additional 20,631 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.51% of the company’s stock.

National Health Investors Company 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.