Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $229.6667.

Several research firms recently weighed in on WELL. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised 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. UBS Group lifted their price target on Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL opened at $213.65 on Friday. Welltower has a 1 year low of $146.50 and a 1 year high of $221.68. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $207.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $198.47. 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 firm has a market cap of $150.82 billion, a PE ratio of 105.77, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.83.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.The business had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Welltower will post 6.29 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Welltower by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 31.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,266,000 after buying an additional 3,564 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Welltower by 7.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Welltower by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,871 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 735 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Welltower by 27.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,435 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,912,000 after purchasing an additional 2,641 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

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.