Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Bought by USS Investment Management Ltd

USS Investment Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 5.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 124,772 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,426 shares during the quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Welltower were worth $24,675,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Marquette Asset Management LLC increased its position in Welltower by 62.8% during the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WELL has been the subject of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Welltower from $240.00 to $249.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Mizuho set a $239.00 price target on Welltower in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Welltower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.25.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $227.12 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $212.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $202.51. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $148.97 and a 1-year high of $230.07. The company has a market cap of $160.33 billion, a PE ratio of 112.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.79.

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, beating 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%. Welltower’s revenue was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.20 EPS. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued 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 1.3%. Welltower’s payout ratio is presently 146.53%.

Welltower Company 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.