VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Raises Holdings in Welltower Inc. $WELL

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 16.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 389,160 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 54,000 shares during the quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al owned approximately 0.06% of Welltower worth $72,232,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC grew its position in Welltower by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its position in Welltower by 62.8% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Welltower during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in Welltower during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Welltower during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $217.63 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $153.62 billion, a PE ratio of 107.74, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $206.62 and a 200 day moving average of $197.77. 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 Inc. has a one year low of $142.65 and a one year high of $219.59.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.20 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 6.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be issued a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is currently 146.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on WELL shares. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $230.00 to $238.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Welltower presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $229.67.

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.