Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 13,759 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lowered its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,167,278 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 13,759 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Welltower were worth $217,809,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC lifted its position in Welltower by 84.4% in the third quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Welltower by 62.8% in the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Welltower in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Welltower in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Welltower from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $240.00 price objective on Welltower in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $225.43.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of WELL stock opened at $206.41 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $145.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 147.43, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.83. The business’s fifty day moving average is $205.80 and its 200 day moving average is $194.06. Welltower Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.65 and a twelve month high of $216.43. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.93 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 2.46% and a net margin of 8.64%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.13 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Research analysts expect that Welltower Inc. will post 6.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th were paid a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is presently 211.43%.

Welltower 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.