BNP Paribas Financial Markets Purchases 287,921 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 36.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,081,882 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 287,921 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Welltower were worth $200,808,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Holderness Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Holderness Investments Co. now owns 1,237 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $305,000. Forsta AP Fonden lifted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 242,600 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $45,029,000 after purchasing an additional 13,800 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,466,264,000. Finally, Eurizon SLJ Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $822,000. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Welltower from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $236.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.00.

Welltower Trading Down 2.0%

Welltower stock opened at $206.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 4.31. Welltower Inc. has a one year low of $148.60 and a one year high of $221.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.49 billion, a PE ratio of 102.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.83. The business’s fifty day moving average is $208.54 and its 200 day moving average is $200.65.

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

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid 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 yield of 1.4%. Welltower’s 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.