Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Lowered to “Sell” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Saturday.

WELL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Welltower in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $240.00 price objective on Welltower in a report on Thursday. Loop Capital set a $196.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $210.21.

Welltower Stock Up 1.2%

WELL stock opened at $210.71 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 5.47. Welltower has a fifty-two week low of $130.29 and a fifty-two week high of $212.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $144.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 150.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $189.50 and a 200-day moving average of $181.51.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a net margin of 8.64% and a return on equity of 2.46%. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Welltower will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Welltower

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in Welltower by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,977 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $367,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its holdings in Welltower by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Welltower by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 9,774 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in Welltower by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Welltower by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

About Welltower

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.