Natixis Advisors L.P. Has $20.87 Million Position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 12.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 231,424 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 25,395 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P.'s holdings in Welltower were worth $20,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WELL. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Headlands Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Welltower by 479.6% in the third quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 313 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Welltower by 84.0% in the fourth quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 425 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Rational Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on WELL shares. StockNews.com cut shares of Welltower from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, March 29th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, March 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $104.00 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Welltower in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a "buy" rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Welltower from $97.00 to $96.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $95.57.

Welltower Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Welltower stock traded up $0.97 on Monday, hitting $96.78. 1,565,569 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,551,269. The company has a market cap of $57.87 billion, a PE ratio of 119.48, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.07. Welltower Inc. has a 12-month low of $72.47 and a 12-month high of $98.19. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $92.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.90. The company has a quick ratio of 3.83, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.94 by ($0.72). Welltower had a return on equity of 1.77% and a net margin of 6.37%. The company had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The business's revenue was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Welltower Inc. will post 4.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be given a $0.61 dividend. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 10th. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is 301.23%.

About Welltower

Welltower Inc NYSE: WELL, a 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 and infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience.