National Health Investors, Inc.

NYSE:NHI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.4b

National Health Investors Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

National Health Investors is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.91% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 2nd May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 31st March, 2025.

Key information

4.9%

Dividend yield

-4.1%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield0.8%
Future Dividend Yield5.0%
Dividend Growth1.4%
Next dividend pay date02 May 25
Ex dividend date31 Mar 25
Dividend per shareUS$3.600
Payout ratio78%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

National Health Investors: Good Income Stock Poised For Senior Housing Boom

Mar 03

National Health Investors: Back To 5% Yield Spells Buying Opportunity

Dec 12

National Health Investors: From Struggles To Strength

Sep 29

National Health Investors: The Lack Of Upside Seems Obvious To Me Here

May 09

National Health: Lots To Love, But Valuation Still On The High Side

Feb 23

Catch The Senior Housing Rebound With National Health Investors

Nov 27

National Health Investors: 7% Yielding REIT Has Improved On Most Metrics

Nov 13

National Health Investors: Enjoy This Solid 7%+ Yield, For Now

Aug 30

National Health: What We Got Wrong With This Healthcare REIT

Jun 14

National Health Investors GAAP EPS of $0.04 misses by $0.65, revenue of $70.66M misses by $4.97M

Feb 21

6%-Yielding National Health Investors: No Pain, No Gain

Feb 06

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayMar 24 2025Ex Dividend DateMar 31 2025Dividend Pay DateMay 02 202532 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 7 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: NHI's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: NHI's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

National Health Investors Dividend Yield vs Market
How does NHI dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (NHI)4.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Health Care REITs)3.5%
Analyst forecast (NHI) (up to 3 years)5.0%

Notable Dividend: NHI's dividend (4.91%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).

High Dividend: NHI's dividend (4.91%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.65%)

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (78%), NHI's payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (80.7%), NHI's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/24 09:25
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

National Health Investors, Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Juan SanabriaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
John KimBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Richard AndersonBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)