4,427 Shares in Welltower Inc. $WELL Acquired by Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd

Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 4,427 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $822,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hager Investment Management Services LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 62.8% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 153 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Welltower during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WELL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Scotiabank increased their target price on Welltower from $236.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Welltower from $230.00 to $238.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.00.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of WELL opened at $206.11 on Friday. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $148.60 and a 12 month high of $221.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $208.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $200.65. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market cap of $145.49 billion, a PE ratio of 102.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.83.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 38.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 146.53%.

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.