Sei Investments Co. Purchases 247,637 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 10.3% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,658,479 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 247,637 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $525,607,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Leonteq Securities AG increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 92.3% in the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 124.6% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Welltower by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in Welltower in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in Welltower in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WELL has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $238.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday, June 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Citigroup lifted their price target on Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $235.89.

Welltower Stock Performance

Welltower stock opened at $245.24 on Thursday. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.24 and a 1-year high of $247.45. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.12 billion, a PE ratio of 121.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $220.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.11.

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

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 146.53%.

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.