Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Receives $186.43 Average Price Target from Analysts

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, eleven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $187.9333.

A number of analysts recently commented on WELL shares. UBS Group set a $203.00 price target on Welltower in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. National Bankshares set a $246.00 target price on Welltower in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Loop Capital set a $196.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Welltower in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Welltower in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd.

Welltower Stock Up 0.8%

Welltower stock opened at $182.45 on Tuesday. Welltower has a fifty-two week low of $123.11 and a fifty-two week high of $189.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 4.19 and a current ratio of 5.47. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $171.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $161.06. The stock has a market cap of $125.22 billion, a PE ratio of 125.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.92.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.04. Welltower had a net margin of 9.69% and a return on equity of 2.71%. The firm had revenue of $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.11 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.7% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.300 EPS. Research analysts predict that Welltower will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be given a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 10th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 204.14%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WELL. SouthState Corp increased its holdings in Welltower by 704.8% in the 1st quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 169 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in Welltower during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates purchased a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

About Welltower

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.