Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $232.2941.

WELL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Mizuho set a $239.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL stock opened at $235.84 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $166.48 billion, a PE ratio of 116.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $214.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $203.41. The company has a quick ratio of 4.31, a current ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Welltower has a 52-week low of $150.20 and a 52-week high of $236.06.

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

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were given a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is 146.53%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WELL. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,977 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $367,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Welltower by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,161 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,416,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,678 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 0.6% during the first quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,107 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,603,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its holdings in Welltower by 3.5% in the third quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.