Welltower Inc. $WELL Shares Sold by Nuveen LLC

Nuveen LLC reduced its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 0.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,065,776 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 7,485 shares during the quarter. Nuveen LLC’s holdings in Welltower were worth $940,259,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WELL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 31.7% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,266,000 after acquiring an additional 3,564 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $294,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,871 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,671,000 after acquiring an additional 735 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 27.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,435 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,912,000 after acquiring an additional 2,641 shares during the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on WELL shares. Mizuho set a $239.00 target price on Welltower in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Welltower from $228.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. KeyCorp raised their target price on Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings raised Welltower from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on Welltower from $236.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Welltower currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $231.60.

Welltower Stock Performance

NYSE WELL opened at $211.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $149.05 billion, a PE ratio of 104.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Welltower Inc. has a twelve month low of $148.97 and a twelve month high of $221.68. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $209.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.21.

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

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.