Moore Capital Management LP Purchases Shares of 90,277 Welltower Inc. $WELL

Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELLFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 90,277 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $20,490,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WELL. Leonteq Securities AG raised its position in shares of 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 grew its position in Welltower by 124.6% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in Welltower during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in Welltower during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Welltower news, Director Andrew Gundlach acquired 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $239.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,197,350.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $5,986,750. This trade represents a 25.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Mizuho raised their price objective on Welltower from $239.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Welltower from $238.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Citigroup upped their target price on Welltower from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Welltower from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $246.11.

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Welltower Price Performance

NYSE:WELL opened at $237.51 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $171.18 billion, a PE ratio of 108.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $163.75 and a 12 month high of $255.20. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $235.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $217.73.

Welltower (NYSE:WELLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.05). Welltower had a return on equity of 3.56% and a net margin of 12.15%.The firm had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.40 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.28 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 39.1% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 6.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th were issued a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. Welltower’s payout ratio is 155.96%.

Welltower Company Profile

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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.

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