Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $218.7857.

WELL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $231.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday, December 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Welltower from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL opened at $207.40 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $193.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $184.69. Welltower has a twelve month low of $130.29 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. The company has a market capitalization of $144.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 148.15, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.82.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 EPS 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 company had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.13 EPS. Welltower’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Welltower will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WELL. Hager Investment Management Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 84.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC raised its position in Welltower by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in Welltower in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Welltower during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.