Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Sells 13,535 Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lessened its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 371,016 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 13,535 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.06% of Welltower worth $46,759,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Welltower during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its holdings in Welltower by 37.0% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 289 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Welltower by 165.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Welltower during the third quarter worth $50,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Welltower during the third quarter worth $59,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Welltower Trading Up 2.0 %

NYSE:WELL traded up $2.73 on Thursday, reaching $137.66. 384,945 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,464,274. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.22. The company's 50 day moving average is $130.08 and its 200-day moving average is $126.05. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $85.40 and a 1-year high of $140.75.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 by ($0.31). The company had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.95 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.20% and a net margin of 12.22%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WELL has been the topic of several research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Welltower from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, 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 research report on Monday, December 16th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $134.96.

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.