Why Omega Healthcare Will Have a Healthy 2013
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, health care facility REIT Omega Healthcare Investors has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Omega Healthcare and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Omega Healthcare facts
Headquarters (founded) | Hunt Valley, Md. (1992) |
Market Cap | $2.7 billion |
Industry | REIT |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $331.8 million |
Management | CEO C. Taylor Pickett |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 7.6% |
Cash/Debt | $7.0 million / $1.6 billion |
Dividend Yield | 7.5% |
Competitors | HCP |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 249 members who have rated Omega Healthcare believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, AOverlord, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
With an aging and longer living population in America, this stock should remain a steady performer. I don't [expect] the stock price to [rise] substantially, but the price won't fall much either, and the dividend should continue to rise.
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