Brokerages Set Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) PT at $225.43

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $225.4286.

Several research firms have weighed in on WELL. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $218.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Institutional Trading of Welltower

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WELL. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Welltower by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 31.7% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,266,000 after acquiring an additional 3,564 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $294,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 7.3% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,871 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 735 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 27.0% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,435 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,912,000 after purchasing an additional 2,641 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Up 4.3%

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $208.37 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $205.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $194.19. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Welltower has a 52-week low of $142.65 and a 52-week high of $216.43. The company has a market cap of $146.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.84, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.83.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a net margin of 8.64% and a return on equity of 2.46%. The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.13 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Welltower will post 6.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s payout ratio is currently 211.43%.

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.