Advisors Preferred LLC Sells 11,451 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Advisors Preferred LLC lowered its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 69.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,135 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 11,451 shares during the quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in Welltower were worth $921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates purchased a new stake in Welltower in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Welltower by 39.5% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 307 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 585.7% during the third quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the period. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new position in Welltower in the 3rd quarter worth $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Performance

WELL stock opened at $208.13 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $191.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $183.12. The company has a current ratio of 3.46, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Welltower Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.29 and a 12-month high of $216.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.22 billion, a PE ratio of 148.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.85.

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

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s payout ratio is 211.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WELL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. 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, February 12th. UBS Group set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $211.50.

Welltower 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.