Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Shares Purchased by Values First Advisors Inc.

Values First Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 4.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,236 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hartford Investment Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 36,633 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,617,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Welltower by 31.1% during the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 995 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New increased its holdings in shares of Welltower by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 6,313 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $795,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter worth about $435,000. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its holdings in Welltower by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 1,863 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $143.40 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.10, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Welltower Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $85.40 and a fifty-two week high of $143.84. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $130.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $128.27. The firm has a market cap of $89.29 billion, a PE ratio of 94.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.23.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 3.20%. Sell-side analysts expect that Welltower Inc. will post 4.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WELL. Raymond James lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Bank of America lifted their target price on Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price target on Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Welltower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.96.

About Welltower

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.