Capital International Investors Purchases 915,514 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,431,769 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 915,514 shares during the quarter. Welltower makes up approximately 1.4% of Capital International Investors’ holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position. Capital International Investors owned 0.07% of Welltower worth $8,805,411,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 62.8% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WELL has been the topic of several research reports. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Welltower from $230.00 to $238.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $239.00 price objective on Welltower in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $231.60.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL stock opened at $207.48 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $208.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $200.93. Welltower Inc. has a 52-week low of $148.60 and a 52-week high of $221.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $146.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 102.71, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a current ratio of 4.31.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 3.45%. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 13th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 146.53%.

Welltower 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.