American Century Companies Inc. Grows Holdings in Welltower Inc. $WELL

American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,249,320 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 183,552 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.18% of Welltower worth $222,554,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 7,144 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after buying an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. Ninepoint Partners LP bought a new stake in Welltower during the third quarter valued at about $261,000. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Welltower by 85.8% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 105,029 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $18,710,000 after acquiring an additional 48,502 shares in the last quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 9.1% in the third quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH now owns 195,527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,411,000 after acquiring an additional 16,377 shares during the period. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 2.8% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 311,713 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $55,529,000 after acquiring an additional 8,423 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WELL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, December 18th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $231.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, December 15th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Welltower has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.79.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of Welltower 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. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $193.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $184.54. The firm has a market cap of $144.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.85. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $130.29 and a 12 month high of $216.43.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share (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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 41.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. 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.