Aberdeen Group plc Buys 145,121 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Aberdeen Group plc grew its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 9.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,724,132 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 145,121 shares during the quarter. Welltower makes up approximately 0.5% of Aberdeen Group plc’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in Welltower were worth $306,878,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Welltower by 31.7% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,266,000 after purchasing an additional 3,564 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Welltower by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $294,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Welltower by 48.0% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 22,464 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,453,000 after buying an additional 7,284 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Welltower by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,915 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $8,022,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Welltower Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE:WELL opened at $210.71 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $144.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 150.51, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a quick ratio of 5.47, a current ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $189.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.62. Welltower Inc. has a 52 week low of $130.29 and a 52 week high of $212.62.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a return on equity of 2.46% and a net margin of 8.64%.The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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, equities research analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 211.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Welltower from $200.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Loop Capital set a $196.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $210.21.

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.