Valmark Advisers Inc. Invests $243,000 in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Valmark Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,932 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $243,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 37.0% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 289 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 165.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Welltower Stock Performance

WELL stock traded down $1.63 on Friday, hitting $148.69. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,988,113 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,660,023. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $133.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $129.88. Welltower Inc. has a 1 year low of $87.87 and a 1 year high of $152.81. The stock has a market cap of $95.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 4.22, a quick ratio of 4.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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%. Equities analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.80%. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is currently 171.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WELL. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $221.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Wedbush upgraded shares of Welltower from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $145.00 to $167.00 in a research note on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $140.19.

Welltower Company 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.