MUFG Securities EMEA plc Purchases 15,334 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

MUFG Securities EMEA plc grew its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 119.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 28,136 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 15,334 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Welltower were worth $5,222,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 3.5% in the third quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $282,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 3.8% in the third quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,279 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management now owns 1,450 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on WELL shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Mizuho set a $239.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $236.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $231.00.

Welltower Stock Performance

WELL stock opened at $206.11 on Monday. 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 company has a 50 day moving average price of $208.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.71. Welltower Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $148.60 and a fifty-two week high of $221.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.49 billion, a PE ratio of 102.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.79.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion during 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%. Welltower’s revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

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

About Welltower

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.