Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Now Covered by Analysts at Barclays

Stock analysts at Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Welltower (NYSE:WELL) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm set an “equal weight” rating and a $254.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Barclays‘s target price would suggest a potential upside of 9.15% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Mizuho set a $239.00 price target on Welltower in a report on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group upped their price objective on Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $233.50.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL stock opened at $232.70 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $214.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $203.50. The stock has a market cap of $164.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 115.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.77. Welltower has a 1 year low of $150.53 and a 1 year high of $236.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 4.31.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. Welltower had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 3.45%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Welltower will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Welltower

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $222,000. CX Institutional grew its holdings in Welltower by 43.5% during the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 5,219 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,185,000 after acquiring an additional 1,582 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Welltower by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,539 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 42,551 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,413,000 after purchasing an additional 1,847 shares during the period. Finally, S&A Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,377,000. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.