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

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $218.7857.

A number of research firms have issued reports on WELL. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $231.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Welltower from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Welltower by 7.1% during the fourth 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 boosted 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 acquiring an additional 3,564 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $294,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Welltower by 2,738.4% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 8,288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 7,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Welltower by 420.5% in the 2nd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 6,767 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,040,000 after acquiring an additional 5,467 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL opened at $207.40 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $193.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $184.69. The firm has a market cap of $144.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 148.15, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.82. Welltower has a 1 year low of $130.29 and a 1 year high of $216.43.

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

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s payout ratio is 211.43%.

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.