4,171 Shares in Welltower Inc. $WELL Purchased by Virtu Financial LLC

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,171 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $774,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WELL. Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the 3rd quarter valued at about $901,000. AIA Group Ltd boosted its position in Welltower by 53.8% during the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 24,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,275,000 after purchasing an additional 8,400 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Welltower by 12.7% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 359,093 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $63,969,000 after purchasing an additional 40,360 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in Welltower by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,930,894 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $358,915,000 after purchasing an additional 204,317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Welltower by 30.2% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 195,052 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,214,000 after purchasing an additional 45,214 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Up 2.5%

WELL stock opened at $211.72 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.45 billion, a PE ratio of 104.81, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.79. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $148.97 and a 1-year high of $221.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $210.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $201.48.

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

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s payout ratio is presently 146.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WELL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Mizuho set a $239.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on shares of Welltower in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $226.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Welltower from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.25.

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.