O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Buys 5,124 Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,613 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 5,124 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Welltower were worth $7,639,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Welltower by 165.5% in 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 last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Welltower in the 4th quarter worth $50,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on WELL. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Welltower from $165.00 to $166.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Royal Bank of Canada raised Welltower from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $146.00 to $168.00 in a report on Friday, February 28th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Welltower from $221.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Welltower from $141.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $156.46.

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Welltower Price Performance

Shares of WELL traded down $0.74 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $152.34. The company had a trading volume of 4,044,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,818,120. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 4.22 and a quick ratio of 4.22. The company has a market capitalization of $98.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.93. Welltower Inc. has a twelve month low of $87.87 and a twelve month high of $158.55. The company's 50-day moving average is $147.51 and its 200-day moving average is $136.19.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a net margin of 11.91% and a return on equity of 3.15%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. Welltower's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 171.79%.

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.