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

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fourteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $246.1111.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Scotiabank cut their target price on Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on Welltower from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL opened at $237.51 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $171.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 108.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower has a 52-week low of $163.75 and a 52-week high of $255.20. The company has a quick ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $235.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $217.59.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.05). Welltower had a net margin of 12.15% and a return on equity of 3.56%. The company had revenue of $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.40 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.28 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 39.1% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. Research analysts predict that Welltower will post 6.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were issued a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This is an increase from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is currently 155.96%.

Insider Activity

In other Welltower news, Director Andrew Gundlach bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $239.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,197,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,986,750. The trade was a 25.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Welltower

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Leonteq Securities AG increased its stake in Welltower by 92.3% in the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Welltower in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 124.6% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Solstein Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.