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

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. increased its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 31.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,036 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,268 shares during the quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in Welltower were worth $3,213,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. National Pension Service grew its position in shares of Welltower by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,691,931 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $301,401,000 after acquiring an additional 34,532 shares in the last quarter. B&I Capital AG lifted its stake in Welltower by 5.7% during the third quarter. B&I Capital AG now owns 161,440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $28,759,000 after purchasing an additional 8,650 shares during the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. lifted its stake in Welltower by 2.6% during the second quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 416,674 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $64,058,000 after purchasing an additional 10,584 shares during the last quarter. GDS Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Welltower by 13.7% in the third quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 63,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,359,000 after purchasing an additional 7,699 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in Welltower by 4.6% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 39,616,289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,090,212,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740,196 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Welltower Stock Up 0.5%

WELL opened at $209.18 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $191.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $183.49. 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 stock has a market cap of $145.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 149.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.85. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $130.29 and a 12 month high of $216.43.

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

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 211.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on WELL shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $231.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $205.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Welltower in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.50.

Welltower 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.