Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Acquired by Mufg Securities Americas Inc.

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 27.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,768 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,984 shares during the period. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $2,117,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT boosted its position in shares of Welltower by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 1,604 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 4.7% in the second quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,460 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Rise Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 23.3% in the first quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 365 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Welltower by 5.1% during the second quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 1,461 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC grew its position in Welltower by 5.6% during the second quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 1,362 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $209,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WELL shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $175.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. UBS Group set a $203.00 price objective on Welltower in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Welltower from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Loop Capital set a $196.00 target price on Welltower in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Welltower in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.73.

Welltower Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $199.90 on Friday. Welltower Inc. has a 1 year low of $123.11 and a 1 year high of $201.42. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $178.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $165.17. The company has a market capitalization of $137.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 137.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.92.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.04. Welltower had a return on equity of 2.71% and a net margin of 9.69%.The company 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 business posted $1.11 earnings per share. Welltower’s revenue was up 30.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.240-5.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th were given a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 10th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.