Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Wells Fargo & Company Analyst Says

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) had its price target hoisted by Wells Fargo & Company from $218.00 to $228.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective suggests a potential upside of 16.47% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on WELL. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $216.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $231.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday, December 15th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $225.43.

Welltower Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE WELL opened at $195.75 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $200.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $189.70. The company has a market capitalization of $136.59 billion, a PE ratio of 139.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.82. 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 has a 12 month low of $130.29 and a 12 month high of $216.43.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) 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%.The company’s revenue was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Welltower will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WELL. Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth $378,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in Welltower by 22.4% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,890,794 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $536,752,000 after purchasing an additional 529,505 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in Welltower by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 131,768 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $24,458,000 after purchasing an additional 10,712 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in Welltower by 27.9% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 15,723 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,918,000 after purchasing an additional 3,427 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Welltower by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 54,067 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,040,000 after purchasing an additional 3,915 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.