Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Purchased by Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,369 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,066 shares during the quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG’s holdings in Welltower were worth $4,866,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WELL. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter worth $5,466,264,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Welltower in the second quarter valued at $4,425,089,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its stake in Welltower by 955.3% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 9,513,540 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,765,808,000 after acquiring an additional 8,612,016 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in Welltower during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,599,351,000. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Welltower by 153.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 10,744,520 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,994,290,000 after acquiring an additional 6,497,258 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on WELL shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Welltower in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $226.00 price target for the company. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $260.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Welltower from $244.00 to $251.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $251.06.

Insider Transactions at Welltower

In related news, Director Andrew Gundlach bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $239.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,197,350.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,986,750. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Welltower Stock Down 2.1%

WELL stock opened at $236.07 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $170.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 108.29, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $163.75 and a 1-year high of $255.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $237.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $218.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.16 and a quick ratio of 3.16.

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

Welltower Increases Dividend

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

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.