What is Wedbush’s Forecast for NHI Q1 Earnings?

National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) – Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of National Health Investors in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.20 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $88.00 target price 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 released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.03. National Health Investors had a net margin of 38.53% and a return on equity of 10.11%. The company had revenue of $85.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $81.13 million.

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

National Health Investors Price Performance

NHI stock opened at $76.02 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 10.29 and a current ratio of 10.29. National Health Investors has a 52 week low of $57.80 and a 52 week high of $86.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $69.92 and its 200 day moving average is $74.67. The firm has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.12, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.08.

National Health Investors Dividend Announcement

The company 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 is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.74%. National Health Investors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 115.38%.

Institutional Trading of National Health Investors

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of National Health Investors in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in National Health Investors during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in National Health Investors during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in National Health Investors by 27.8% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 648 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GF Fund Management CO. LTD. purchased a new position in National Health Investors during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $58,000. 62.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.