Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $204.80.

WELL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. National Bankshares set a $246.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research note on Friday, October 17th. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Welltower from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $175.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 20th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Welltower

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WELL. Hager Investment Management Services LLC increased its stake in Welltower by 84.4% in the 3rd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Welltower by 39.5% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 307 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $186.12 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $175.57. The stock has a market cap of $127.74 billion, a PE ratio of 128.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 5.47, a current ratio of 5.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Welltower has a 12 month low of $123.11 and a 12 month high of $209.05.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 2.71% and a net margin of 9.69%.The company’s revenue was up 30.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.11 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.300 EPS. Research analysts predict that Welltower will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th were given a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Welltower’s payout ratio is currently 204.14%.

Welltower Company Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages real estate serving the health care industry. The company specializes in healthcare infrastructure, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of senior housing, post-acute and long-term care communities, and outpatient medical properties. Welltower’s assets are designed to support the delivery of health care services through a combination of leased properties, joint ventures, and other capital arrangements with health care operators and providers.

The company’s property types include assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as medical office buildings and other outpatient-care real estate such as ambulatory surgery centers and specialty clinics.