Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) was upgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Friday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $204.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, January 5th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Welltower from $232.00 to $228.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on Welltower from $182.00 to $214.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. National Bankshares set a $246.00 target price on Welltower in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $231.00 target price on shares of Welltower in a research note on Monday, December 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.80.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL stock opened at $183.56 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $192.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 5.47 and a quick ratio of 5.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 126.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.86. Welltower has a 1 year low of $130.29 and a 1 year high of $209.05.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.11 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. Analysts anticipate that Welltower will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Welltower by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 31.7% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,266,000 after buying an additional 3,564 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $294,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 51.4% during the second quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,924 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $450,000 after buying an additional 993 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 23.6% during the second quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,925 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $757,000 after buying an additional 939 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.