Q1 Earnings Estimate for NHI Issued By Wedbush

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) – Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National Health Investors in a research note issued on Monday, March 17th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.20 per share for the quarter. 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $85.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $81.13 million. National Health Investors had a return on equity of 10.11% and a net margin of 38.53%.

Separately, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on National Health Investors from $78.00 to $72.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, National Health Investors presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.50.

National Health Investors Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE NHI opened at $75.41 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 10.29, a quick ratio of 10.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 25.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $74.71. National Health Investors has a 12-month low of $57.80 and a 12-month high of $86.13.

National Health Investors Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.77%. National Health Investors’s payout ratio is currently 115.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National Health Investors

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of National Health Investors during the 4th quarter valued at about $226,000. Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of National Health Investors during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,079,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of National Health Investors during the 4th quarter valued at about $58,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its position in shares of National Health Investors by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 64,748 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,487,000 after acquiring an additional 2,275 shares during the period. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of National Health Investors during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,963,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.51% of the company’s stock.

About National Health Investors

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.