BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. Has $37.98 Million Position in Welltower Inc. $WELL

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. cut its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 57.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 213,205 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 285,375 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $37,980,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 0.6% in the third quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 9,774 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,741,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 3.8% during the third quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Sachetta LLC grew its stake in Welltower by 14.9% in the third quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc increased its position in Welltower by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 4,326 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Welltower by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,807 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Down 0.2%

Welltower stock opened at $208.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46. Welltower Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $130.29 and a fifty-two week high of $216.43. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $190.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $182.75. The firm has a market cap of $145.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 148.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.85.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 previous year, the company posted $1.13 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 211.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. UBS Group set a $240.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $218.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $211.50.

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.