Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Welltower Q1 Earnings

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) – Research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Welltower in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Welltower’s current full-year earnings is $4.30 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Welltower’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WELL. Mizuho upped their price objective on Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America upped their price target on Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of 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 report on Thursday, January 2nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Welltower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $134.96.

Welltower Price Performance

Shares of WELL opened at $136.49 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $84.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.22. Welltower has a twelve month low of $85.40 and a twelve month high of $140.75. The company has a quick ratio of 4.10, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $130.06 and a 200 day moving average of $126.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Welltower

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WELL. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Welltower by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,685,844 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,392,349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,797,330 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in Welltower by 38.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,428,564 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,847,289,000 after buying an additional 3,977,845 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in Welltower by 638.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,920,426 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $886,022,000 after buying an additional 5,982,711 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Welltower by 0.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,066,213 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $776,657,000 after purchasing an additional 46,332 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its position in Welltower by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 3,106,666 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $391,533,000 after purchasing an additional 192,303 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

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.