BNP Paribas Financial Markets Buys 262,383 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 49.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 793,961 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 262,383 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Welltower were worth $141,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of WELL. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Welltower by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Welltower by 31.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,266,000 after acquiring an additional 3,564 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 8.2% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 10,609 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,631,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Welltower by 44.6% in the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,013 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $463,000 after acquiring an additional 930 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of WELL stock opened at $205.24 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Welltower Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.29 and a 12-month high of $216.43. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $196.42 and a 200-day moving average of $186.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $143.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 146.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.82.

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

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 211.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on WELL. UBS Group set a $240.00 price objective on Welltower in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $216.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $224.71.

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.