Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives $235.89 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $244.1667.

WELL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Welltower in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $226.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Leonteq Securities AG increased its holdings in Welltower by 92.3% during the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 124.6% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE:WELL opened at $233.24 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.16 and a quick ratio of 3.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $224.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $211.26. The company has a market capitalization of $168.11 billion, a PE ratio of 106.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower has a 1-year low of $161.26 and a 1-year high of $255.20.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.40 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.56% and a net margin of 12.15%.During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Welltower will post 6.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. This is a positive change from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Welltower’s payout ratio is 135.78%.

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.