Andra AP fonden Trims Stake in Welltower Inc. $WELL

Andra AP fonden reduced its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 135,100 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,700 shares during the quarter. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Welltower were worth $25,076,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in Welltower by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Welltower by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in Welltower by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,279 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,723,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management increased its stake in Welltower by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 1,450 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on WELL. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Welltower from $230.00 to $238.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. UBS Group upped their price target on Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $239.00 price target on Welltower in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.60.

Welltower Stock Down 0.1%

WELL opened at $211.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a current ratio of 4.31. Welltower Inc. has a one year low of $148.97 and a one year high of $221.68. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $209.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $201.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 104.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.79.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 146.53%.

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.