Capital Fund Management S.A. lifted its stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 424.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 246,320 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 199,317 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A.'s holdings in Welltower were worth $31,044,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in Welltower in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 165.5% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company's stock.
Welltower Stock Performance
Shares of Welltower stock traded up $1.24 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $146.83. 714,097 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,858,683. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $87.87 and a 12 month high of $158.55. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $148.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $137.10. The company has a market capitalization of $95.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 94.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 4.22 and a current ratio of 4.22.
Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.15% and a net margin of 11.91%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Welltower Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is 171.79%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WELL. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Welltower from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Welltower from $221.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Welltower from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $158.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Wedbush raised shares of Welltower from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $145.00 to $167.00 in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $156.46.
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Welltower Inc NYSE: WELL, a real estate investment trust ("REIT") and S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. Welltower invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience.
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