Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Position Boosted by Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University boosted its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 6.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 30,645 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the period. Welltower accounts for approximately 0.8% of Vanderbilt University’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Vanderbilt University’s holdings in Welltower were worth $3,862,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WELL. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Welltower by 638.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,920,426 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $886,022,000 after acquiring an additional 5,982,711 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Welltower by 38.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,428,564 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,847,289,000 after purchasing an additional 3,977,845 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Welltower by 10.6% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,685,844 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,392,349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,797,330 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 29.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,684,446 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $215,659,000 after purchasing an additional 380,888 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of Welltower by 28.1% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,477,388 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $185,649,000 after buying an additional 324,520 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WELL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Bank of America raised their price target on Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $134.96.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL opened at $142.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.62 billion, a PE ratio of 93.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 4.10, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $130.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.09. Welltower Inc. has a 52-week low of $85.40 and a 52-week high of $142.85.

Welltower Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. Welltower invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience.