Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.73 EPS

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.73, Zacks reports. Welltower had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 3.20%. Welltower updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.790-4.950 EPS.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL opened at $143.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $89.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 94.34, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50-day moving average of $130.73 and a 200-day moving average of $128.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 4.10 and a current ratio of 4.10. Welltower has a 1-year low of $85.40 and a 1-year high of $143.84.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WELL. StockNews.com raised shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Raymond James upped their target price on Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America increased their target price on Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.96.

Welltower Company Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. Welltower invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience.