Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives $231.60 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $231.60.

WELL has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho set a $239.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Welltower from $236.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. 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. Finally, 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,781,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Welltower by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 97,366 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,345,000 after buying an additional 4,019 shares in the last quarter. Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $901,000. AIA Group Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 53.8% in the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 24,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,275,000 after purchasing an additional 8,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 89,778,383 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $15,993,121,000 after purchasing an additional 3,991,896 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Welltower Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE WELL opened at $213.96 on Wednesday. Welltower has a one year low of $148.97 and a one year high of $221.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $209.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a current ratio of 4.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $151.03 billion, a PE ratio of 105.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.79.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Welltower will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. Welltower’s payout ratio is presently 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.