Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Sold by Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A.

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. lowered its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 67.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,568 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 5,420 shares during the quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WELL. Marquette Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Welltower by 62.8% in the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in Welltower in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Welltower in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Welltower in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WELL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $238.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $232.29.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $235.84 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 116.75, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.77. Welltower Inc. has a one year low of $150.20 and a one year high of $236.06. The company’s fifty day moving average is $214.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $203.50. 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 (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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 3.45%. 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 business’s revenue was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

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

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.