Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Stock News

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Total proceeds raised by US equity real estate investment trusts through at-the-market offering programs rocketed to an all-time high in the third quarter. US REITs raised an aggregate of $7.21 billion in proceeds through their at-the-market programs during the quarter. By property sector, healthcare REITs raised the most capital through their ATM programs during the quarter, at $2.65 billion.

Publicly listed US equity real estate investment trusts closed Nov. 29 at a median 6.5% discount to their consensus net asset value per share estimates. The hotel sector continued to trade at the largest median discount to net asset value at 21.6%. Datacenter REITs (only two in the analysis) traded at the largest median premium to NAV, at 27.6%.

OHI produced a strong Q3 beating on the top and bottom line as they came in ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.38 EPS with $0.42. OHI continued to make progress in Q3 having completed $440 million in new investments which included real estate acquisitions. I am downgrading my outlook to neutral as shares have run more than 30% in 2024 and look fairly valued compared to OHI's peers.

The past couple of years have been terrific for stocks, with the benchmark S&P 500 index up a whopping 57.1% since the end of 2022. However, after the index's two-year bull run, it's getting harder to find quality dividend stocks that offer satisfying yields.

Omega Healthcare Investors has shown significant improvements, with FFO and revenue beating estimates, and strong growth in tenant payments and new investments in 2024. The REIT's payout ratio has decreased but remains high at 96%; management expects it to fall below 90% in upcoming quarters. OHI's valuation has increased, with a forward P/AFFO multiple of 14.07x, still below the sector median,...

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