Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives $229.67 Average PT from Analysts

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELLGet Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $229.6667.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup increased their price target on Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Mizuho increased their price target on Welltower from $216.00 to $231.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Welltower from $230.00 to $238.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th.

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Welltower Stock Down 0.4%

WELL stock opened at $212.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 4.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 105.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a 50-day moving average of $207.31 and a 200-day moving average of $198.81. Welltower has a fifty-two week low of $146.65 and a fifty-two week high of $221.68.

Welltower (NYSE:WELLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.Welltower’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.20 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Welltower will post 6.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Welltower by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 92,421,471 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $17,154,349,000 after buying an additional 2,643,088 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its stake in Welltower by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 47,431,769 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,805,411,000 after buying an additional 915,514 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Welltower by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 41,760,328 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,751,134,000 after buying an additional 506,374 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,466,264,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Welltower by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 20,403,258 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,787,049,000 after buying an additional 1,024,668 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Welltower

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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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