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NHI National Health Investors (NHI) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0000877860
C-suite buying · 1Congress · 1Form 144 · 1
Funds added, last quarter
156
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about NHI

Insiders, 180 days
+$167.0K net bought
2 buyers
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-07-10
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.4M
1 notice

National Health Investors insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC insiders bought a net $167.0K of stock across 21 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 2 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-06-15 SEC
890
$63.8K
-4.7%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on May 31, 2024.
  • +9.9% median (+9.9% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 2.0% of the 44,158 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 156 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MCCABE ROBERT A JR bought about $63.8K of NHI on Jun 15, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 156 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO and President
BUY
2026-06-05 SEC
1,500
$103.3K
-1.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Sep 29, 2021.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 133,316 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 156 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO and President Mendelsohn D. Eric bought about $103.3K of NHI on Jun 5, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 156 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2024-05-31 SEC
437
$28.8K
+11.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 9, 2021.
  • The trade is 2.0% of the 21,585 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 156 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MCCABE ROBERT A JR bought about $28.8K of NHI on May 31, 2024; 156 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2024-02-28 SECtraded 2024-02-27
10,000
$586.9K
+32.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 9.1% of the 110,185 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 156 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director SWAFFORD CHARLOTTE A bought about $586.9K of NHI on Feb 27, 2024, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 156 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2023-08-31 SECtraded 2023-08-30
1,000
$51.4K
+52.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.7% of the 14,979 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 156 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Jobe James R bought about $51.4K of NHI on Aug 30, 2023; 156 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
21 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$167.0K over 180 days
more than 76% of Real Estate
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Real Estate
Funds
156 funds bought in last quarter
more than 61% of Real Estate
Revenue
+47.1% year over year
more than 92% of Real Estate
Margin
177.6% net margin
more than 91% of Real Estate
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 6.6 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 56% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-7.2%12M
-12%-1%+11%+22%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-05 · Mendelsohn D. Eric bought $103.3K2026-06-15 · MCCABE ROBERT A JR bought $63.8K2026-08-17 · Spaid John L filed to sell $2.4M
Insider buyForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns NHI: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
8,733,237 sh
$666.0M
2,735,937 sh
$211.1M

Congress trades in NHI

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-07-10 · disclosed 56 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-01-15 · disclosed 29 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

NHI planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Spaid John L
Filed 2026-08-17
$2.4M

NHI mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF
$40.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.1%
PGIM Real Estate Income Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.0%
Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF
$12.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.7%
Principal Real Estate Active Opportunities ETF
$315.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
$40.2M position · as of 2026-05-29
1.2%
Nomura VIP Small Cap Value Series
$21.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · D. Eric Mendelsohn
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$3.7M
$3.8M
$1.7M
+48%
+38%
2024
$2.2M
$2.7M
$1.1M
+28%
+34%
2023
$2.1M
$2.0M
$1.1M
-2%
+23%
2022
$2.7M
$1.8M
$1.1M
-15%
+8%
2021
$2.6M
$2.1M
$1.1M
-12%
+43%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $167.0K bought by insiders over 180 days, 156 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $2.4M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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NHI financials

Revenue growth
+47.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
177.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$432.1M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+38.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+10.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+5.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
19.50x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
1.91x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 10%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$375.6M$335.2M$319.8M$278.2M
Net income$142.2M$138.0M$135.7M$66.4M
EPS (diluted)3.023.133.131.48
Operating cash flow$236.6M$207.8M$184.4M$185.3M
Cash$19.6M$24.3M$22.3M$19.3M
Buybacksn/a$0$0$152.0M
Dividends paid$169.7M$156.5M$156.2M$161.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

NHI Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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NHI ranks highest on growth (92nd percentile) and profitability (85th), and lowest on risk and compliance (32nd), among Real Estate peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
85
Inputs
  • Return on equity+10.9% · 80 pct, sector of 230
  • Return on assets+5.9% · 90 pct, sector of 255
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Growth
92
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+47.1% · 92 pct, sector of 244
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
77
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$167K · 76 pct, sector of 156
  • Insider buyers, 180d2 · 78 pct, sector of 158
Institutional and government
65
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter156 · 61 pct, sector of 171
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 69 pct, sector of 36
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
32
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.7% · 47 pct, sector of 258
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+18.1% · 16 pct, sector of 212
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

NHI filings, in plain words

Are National Health Investors insiders buying or selling NHI?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, National Health Investors insiders were net buyers, a net $167.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 buyers.

Have members of Congress traded NHI?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying NHI and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-07-10.

Are there planned insider sales of NHI?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.4M of stock; the latest, by Spaid John L, was filed 2026-08-17.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, National Health Investors insiders were net buyers of NHI, a net $167.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 buyers. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying NHI and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-07-10. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.4M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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