Tredje AP fonden Has $25.19 Million Position in Welltower Inc. $WELL

Tredje AP fonden boosted its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 73.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 141,421 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,000 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Welltower were worth $25,193,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Welltower by 4.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 89,778,383 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $15,993,121,000 after purchasing an additional 3,991,896 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position 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 worth $6,090,212,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740,196 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Welltower during the second quarter worth about $4,903,554,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Welltower by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,012,454 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,303,484,000 after buying an additional 723,887 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Welltower by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,898,391 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,214,232,000 after buying an additional 149,724 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on WELL shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Loop Capital set a $196.00 price target on Welltower in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Welltower from $200.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $211.50.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $208.13 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $191.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $183.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $145.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.85. Welltower Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $130.29 and a fifty-two week high of $216.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.46 and a quick ratio of 3.46.

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

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be issued a $0.74 dividend. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 25th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 211.43%.

About Welltower

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.