Nordea Investment Management AB Purchases 204,317 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,930,894 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 204,317 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Welltower were worth $358,915,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC increased its stake in Welltower by 84.4% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Welltower during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted 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 acquiring an additional 246 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Trading Down 5.0%

Shares of WELL opened at $195.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $199.37 and its 200 day moving average is $188.88. Welltower Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $130.29 and a fifty-two week high of $216.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $136.55 billion, a PE ratio of 139.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a current ratio of 3.46.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a net margin of 8.64% and a return on equity of 2.46%. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. Welltower’s quarterly revenue was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th were issued a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 211.43%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on WELL shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Welltower from $200.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $231.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $224.71.

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.