Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires 171,204 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 10.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,826,357 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 171,204 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.27% of Welltower worth $325,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC increased its position in Welltower by 84.4% in the third quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates purchased a new stake in Welltower in the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 39.5% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 307 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 585.7% in the third quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on WELL. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $218.79.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $208.09 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $145.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.85. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $130.29 and a 12 month high of $216.43. The company has a current ratio of 3.46, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $192.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $183.95.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. The company 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 for the quarter was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.13 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 211.43%.

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.