Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $529.84 Million Stock Holdings in Welltower Inc. $WELL

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 9.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,334,400 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 196,854 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.32% of Welltower worth $529,839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Leonteq Securities AG raised its position in Welltower by 92.3% during the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Welltower by 124.6% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Welltower during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WELL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays started coverage on shares of Welltower in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $254.00 target price on the stock. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Welltower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $246.11.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $235.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $169.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 108.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.26 and a twelve month high of $255.20. The company’s fifty day moving average is $229.65 and its 200 day moving average is $214.23. The company has a quick ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.40 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.56% and a net margin of 12.15%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 6.43 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.85 per share. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is 155.96%.

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.