Cardano Risk Management B.V. Increases Position in Welltower Inc. $WELL

Cardano Risk Management B.V. grew its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 955.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,513,540 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,612,016 shares during the quarter. Welltower comprises 1.8% of Cardano Risk Management B.V.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Cardano Risk Management B.V.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $1,765,808,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in WELL. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. purchased a new position in Welltower during the third quarter worth approximately $1,781,000. Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Welltower during the third quarter worth approximately $901,000. AIA Group Ltd raised its stake in Welltower by 53.8% during the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 24,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,275,000 after purchasing an additional 8,400 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Welltower by 4.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 89,778,383 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $15,993,121,000 after purchasing an additional 3,991,896 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in Welltower by 12.7% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 359,093 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $63,969,000 after purchasing an additional 40,360 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WELL. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $230.00 to $238.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group raised their target price 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. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Welltower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.60.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL opened at $213.96 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $209.96 and its 200-day moving average is $201.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $151.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 105.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 4.31. Welltower Inc. has a 12-month low of $148.97 and a 12-month high of $221.68.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.12 billion. Welltower had a net margin of 11.96% and a return on equity of 3.45%. The business’s revenue was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 EPS. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s payout ratio is currently 146.53%.

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.