Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Sold by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise reduced its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 36.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,204 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 14,684 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Welltower were worth $4,678,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. 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 period. Marquette Asset Management LLC increased its position in Welltower by 62.8% in the fourth 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. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Welltower in the third quarter worth $33,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in Welltower in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower in the third quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on WELL shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $229.67.

Welltower Price Performance

NYSE WELL opened at $218.13 on Thursday. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $146.65 and a 12 month high of $221.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 4.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $153.98 billion, a PE ratio of 107.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.83. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $207.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $199.35.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 3.45%. The business had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 6.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. Welltower’s payout ratio is presently 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.