OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Makes New $12.40 Million Investment in Welltower Inc. $WELL

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 54,644 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $12,403,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Leonteq Securities AG grew its holdings in Welltower by 92.3% during the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 124.6% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Swiss RE Ltd. purchased a new stake in Welltower in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in Welltower during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WELL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Welltower in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $226.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Welltower from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group increased their target price on Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $245.00 price target on shares of Welltower in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Welltower currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $246.11.

Welltower Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of WELL stock opened at $239.95 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.16, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $172.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 110.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower Inc. has a 12-month low of $163.75 and a 12-month high of $255.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $232.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $216.03.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.40 billion. Welltower had a net margin of 12.15% and a return on equity of 3.56%. Welltower’s quarterly revenue was up 39.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.28 earnings per share. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is an increase from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is currently 155.96%.

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.