Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Shares Bought by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 147.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,072,283 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 639,355 shares during the period. UBS Group AG owned about 0.19% of Welltower worth $96,688,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Headlands Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Welltower by 479.6% during 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 during the last quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. raised its position in shares of Welltower by 84.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Rational Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Welltower during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Institutional investors own 94.80% of the company's stock.

Welltower Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of WELL traded down $1.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $99.96. 2,080,076 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,494,693. Welltower Inc. has a 1-year low of $72.47 and a 1-year high of $102.66. The company has a quick ratio of 3.83, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market capitalization of $59.77 billion, a PE ratio of 125.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50 day moving average of $94.18 and a 200 day moving average of $91.19.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. Welltower's quarterly revenue was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.11 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 13th were given a dividend of $0.61 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 10th. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. Welltower's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 301.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WELL has been the topic of several research reports. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of Welltower in a research report on Monday, March 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $104.00 price target on the stock. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 8th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Welltower from $96.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Welltower from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Welltower in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $115.00 price target on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $96.93.

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.