Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Price Target Raised to $231.00

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) had its target price increased by Mizuho from $216.00 to $231.00 in a research report released on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on WELL. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. KeyCorp raised their price target on Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $224.71.

Welltower Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE WELL opened at $204.09 on Wednesday. Welltower has a 1 year low of $130.29 and a 1 year high of $216.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $142.40 billion, a PE ratio of 145.78, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46. The business’s 50-day moving average is $195.27 and its 200 day moving average is $185.92.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.01. Welltower had a return on equity of 2.46% and a net margin of 8.64%.The business had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.13 EPS. Welltower’s quarterly revenue was up 41.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.090-6.25 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Welltower will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 211.43%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,890,794 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $536,752,000 after buying an additional 529,505 shares in the last quarter. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Welltower in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 4,112 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $763,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the 4th quarter worth about $155,000. Finally, Tempo Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at about $374,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.