Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Purchased by Andra AP fonden

Andra AP fonden grew its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 743.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 137,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 121,455 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Welltower were worth $24,548,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Hager Investment Management Services LLC grew its position in shares of Welltower by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Welltower in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates acquired a new position in Welltower in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 39.5% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 307 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 585.7% during the third quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on WELL shares. Citigroup raised their price target on Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group set a $240.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted 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. One equities research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $218.79.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL stock opened at $207.40 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.46, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Welltower Inc. has a one year low of $130.29 and a one year high of $216.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $144.71 billion, a PE ratio of 148.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $193.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $184.40.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its 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. Welltower had a net margin of 8.64% and a return on equity of 2.46%. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s payout ratio is 211.43%.

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.