Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Stock Has Average Price Target of $255.91

Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fifteen have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $255.32.

WELL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Welltower from $238.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group lifted their target price on Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Barclays dropped their target price on Welltower from $259.00 to $246.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $226.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Andrew Gundlach bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $242.06 per share, for a total transaction of $1,210,300.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,000 shares in the company, valued at $7,261,800. This represents a 20.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Purchased indirectly through two trusts. The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $241.59 to $242.59. The reported $242.06 price is the weighted-average purchase price. Corporate insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Leonteq Securities AG increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 92.3% in the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 124.6% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Solstein Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the second quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $234.44 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $168.97 billion, a PE ratio of 39.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $233.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $224.00. The company has a quick ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Welltower has a 12 month low of $171.25 and a 12 month high of $255.20.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.40 billion. Welltower had a net margin of 12.15% and a return on equity of 3.56%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 39.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.28 EPS. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Welltower will post 6.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This is a boost from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Welltower’s payout ratio is presently 155.96%.

Welltower Company Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL) is a real estate investment trust focused on healthcare-related properties. The company owns, develops, and invests in a diversified portfolio of senior housing, outpatient medical, and other healthcare real estate assets.

Its senior housing portfolio includes independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. Welltower also provides capital to healthcare providers and partners with operators to support the development and operation of facilities serving aging populations.