Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New Investment in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 1,541,472 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $194,272,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.24% of Welltower as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 98,295,258 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $12,388,151,000 after buying an additional 2,612,044 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its position in Welltower by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 37,096,408 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,674,826,000 after buying an additional 318,496 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,943,892,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Welltower by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,706,788 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,357,617,000 after buying an additional 1,652,611 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,782,795 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,989,106,000 after buying an additional 1,354,231 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Welltower Stock Up 0.8%

NYSE WELL traded up $1.29 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $154.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,389,934 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,958,847. The company has a market capitalization of $100.94 billion, a PE ratio of 98.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 4.22, a quick ratio of 4.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Welltower Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.95 and a 52 week high of $158.55. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $147.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $141.11.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.40 billion. Welltower had a net margin of 11.91% and a return on equity of 3.15%. The business's revenue was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.01 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 14th. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is presently 154.02%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on WELL. Bank of America increased their price target on Welltower from $221.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of Welltower from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $146.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on Welltower from $165.00 to $166.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $161.83.

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.