Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Position Raised by Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. raised its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 19.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 89,112 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 14,384 shares during the period. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.'s holdings in Welltower were worth $11,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Welltower by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,053 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,152 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in Welltower by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,213 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Welltower by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,451 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Graypoint LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 3,427 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WELL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised Welltower from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $146.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Welltower from $221.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Welltower from $141.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price objective on Welltower from $165.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $156.46.

Welltower Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE WELL traded down $0.77 during trading on Friday, reaching $146.98. 1,530,970 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,866,156. The business's 50-day moving average price is $148.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $138.07. The company has a market capitalization of $95.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.93. Welltower Inc. has a twelve month low of $92.73 and a twelve month high of $158.55. The company has a quick ratio of 4.22, a current ratio of 4.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a net margin of 11.91% and a return on equity of 3.15%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.82%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is currently 171.79%.

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.