Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Acquires 53,951 Shares of Welltower Inc. $WELL

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp raised its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 567,762 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 53,951 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in Welltower were worth $128,865,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of WELL. Leonteq Securities AG lifted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 92.3% during the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Welltower by 124.6% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Welltower in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in Welltower during the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on WELL. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Welltower in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $226.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Welltower from $237.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays initiated coverage on Welltower in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $254.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $246.11.

Welltower Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Welltower stock opened at $235.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $169.77 billion, a PE ratio of 108.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.76. Welltower Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.26 and a 52 week high of $255.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $229.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $214.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a current ratio of 3.16.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.05). Welltower had a return on equity of 3.56% and a net margin of 12.15%.The firm had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.40 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.28 earnings per share. Welltower’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 6.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This is a positive change from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. 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.