Capital International Sarl Has $2.87 Million Stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Capital International Sarl increased its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 70.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,754 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 9,404 shares during the period. Capital International Sarl's holdings in Welltower were worth $2,868,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WELL. Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 3.7% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 470,419 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $60,228,000 after acquiring an additional 16,946 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. grew its position in Welltower by 120.3% during the 4th quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 14,417 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 7,872 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,684,446 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $215,659,000 after buying an additional 380,888 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 544,838 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $68,666,000 after buying an additional 128,090 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 13,456 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,696,000 after buying an additional 2,250 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WELL traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $148.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 562,509 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,044,300. The firm has a market cap of $96.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 94.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.93. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $92.73 and a 1-year high of $158.55. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $148.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.90. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is 171.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WELL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Welltower from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $146.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Welltower in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com raised shares of Welltower from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 18th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "underperform" rating on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Welltower from $221.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $156.46.

Welltower Profile

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.