Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Bought by Czech National Bank

Czech National Bank lifted its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 180,974 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,107 shares during the period. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Welltower were worth $33,591,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC boosted its position 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 period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its position in Welltower by 0.6% during 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 buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased 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 worth $270,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in Welltower by 0.6% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Sachetta LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on WELL. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $231.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, December 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Welltower from $216.00 to $231.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $224.71.

Welltower Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE WELL opened at $196.76 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $137.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 140.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.82. Welltower Inc. has a 52-week low of $130.29 and a 52-week high of $216.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $199.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $189.48.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a return on equity of 2.46% and a net margin of 8.64%.The company had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th were paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Welltower’s payout ratio is 211.43%.

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.