Welltower Inc. $WELL Stake Reduced by 180 Wealth Advisors LLC

180 Wealth Advisors LLC cut its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 43.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,903 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,940 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Welltower were worth $724,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. National Pension Service boosted its position in Welltower by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,691,931 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $301,401,000 after acquiring an additional 34,532 shares during the period. B&I Capital AG grew its position in Welltower by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. B&I Capital AG now owns 161,440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,759,000 after buying an additional 8,650 shares in the last quarter. GDS Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Welltower by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 63,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,359,000 after buying an additional 7,699 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 4.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 39,616,289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,090,212,000 after acquiring an additional 1,740,196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Welltower by 193.5% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 196,453 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,201,000 after purchasing an additional 129,521 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on WELL. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Welltower from $200.00 to $218.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Welltower from $216.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $224.71.

Welltower Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $194.85 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current 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 company has a market cap of $135.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 139.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $199.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $189.23.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion for 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%.Welltower’s revenue was up 41.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.13 EPS. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th were given a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is 211.43%.

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.