PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Increases Stock Holdings in Welltower Inc. $WELL

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PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL – Free Report) by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 106,240 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 7,221 shares during the quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Welltower were worth $24,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WELL. Leonteq Securities AG grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 92.3% during the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 124.6% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 137 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Swiss RE Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the third quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WELL has been the topic of several research reports. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Welltower in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $226.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price target on Welltower from $239.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Welltower from $238.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Welltower from $248.00 to $232.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Welltower from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $246.11.

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Welltower Trading Down 0.6%

Welltower stock opened at $235.91 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.16, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Welltower Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.26 and a 12 month high of $255.20. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $225.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $212.22. The firm has a market cap of $170.03 billion, a PE ratio of 108.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.76.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.05). Welltower had a net margin of 12.15% and a return on equity of 3.56%. The firm had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.40 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.28 earnings per share. Welltower’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 6.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.85 per share. This is an increase from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is presently 135.78%.

Welltower Profile

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Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages real estate serving the health care industry. The company specializes in healthcare infrastructure, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of senior housing, post-acute and long-term care communities, and outpatient medical properties. Welltower’s assets are designed to support the delivery of health care services through a combination of leased properties, joint ventures, and other capital arrangements with health care operators and providers.

The company’s property types include assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as medical office buildings and other outpatient-care real estate such as ambulatory surgery centers and specialty clinics.

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