Wedbush Issues Optimistic Forecast for Welltower Earnings

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Welltower in a report issued on Friday, February 14th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $4.91 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.71. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $167.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Welltower’s current full-year earnings is $4.30 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Welltower’s FY2025 earnings at $4.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.48 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of 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 cut shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $138.58.

Welltower Stock Performance

NYSE WELL opened at $150.03 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 4.10. The company has a market cap of $93.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 98.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $131.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.94. Welltower has a 1-year low of $87.87 and a 1-year high of $151.96.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.20% and a net margin of 12.22%.

Institutional Trading of Welltower

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 37.0% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 165.5% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 is Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.79%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio is currently 176.32%.

About Welltower

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.