Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $217.13 Million Position in Welltower Inc. $WELL

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lessened its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 2.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,412,431 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 31,316 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.21% of Welltower worth $217,133,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WELL. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Welltower by 14.0% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 21,289,684 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,261,792,000 after purchasing an additional 2,614,562 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,012,454 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,303,484,000 after buying an additional 723,887 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Welltower by 41.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,923,852 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,367,226,000 after buying an additional 2,622,384 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Welltower by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,467,221 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,297,263,000 after buying an additional 36,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in Welltower by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 8,164,840 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,250,935,000 after buying an additional 532,135 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on WELL. Wall Street Zen cut Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Loop Capital set a $196.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Welltower from $150.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, National Bankshares set a $246.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research report on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.07.

Welltower Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE:WELL opened at $193.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 5.47 and a quick ratio of 4.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $176.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $163.63. The company has a market capitalization of $133.05 billion, a PE ratio of 133.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.92. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $123.11 and a 1-year high of $194.83.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.04. Welltower had a net margin of 9.69% and a return on equity of 2.71%. The business had revenue of $2.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.7% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 204.14%.

Welltower Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL), a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. Welltower invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience.