Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Sold by Tredje AP fonden

Tredje AP fonden trimmed its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 25.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 105,594 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 35,827 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Welltower were worth $19,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WELL. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 9,774 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of Welltower by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Welltower by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in Welltower by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,279 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL stock opened at $212.99 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.31, a current ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Welltower Inc. has a 52 week low of $146.65 and a 52 week high of $221.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.35 billion, a PE ratio of 105.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $207.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $198.81.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company’s revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.20 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 6.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date 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%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WELL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $229.67.

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.