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

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $224.7143.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WELL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $216.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL stock opened at $204.09 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $142.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $195.27 and its 200 day moving average is $185.92. Welltower has a 52 week low of $130.29 and a 52 week high of $216.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a current ratio of 3.46.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a net margin of 8.64% and a return on equity of 2.46%. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.93 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Research analysts predict that Welltower will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is presently 211.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Welltower

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WELL. National Pension Service boosted its position in Welltower by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,691,931 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $301,401,000 after acquiring an additional 34,532 shares in the last quarter. B&I Capital AG raised its position in shares of Welltower by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. B&I Capital AG now owns 161,440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,759,000 after acquiring an additional 8,650 shares in the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 416,674 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $64,058,000 after purchasing an additional 10,584 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 63,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,359,000 after purchasing an additional 7,699 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Welltower by 4.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 39,616,289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,090,212,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740,196 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.