Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.900-5.040 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.920. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Welltower Stock Performance

Shares of Welltower stock traded up $2.23 on Monday, reaching $149.19. 2,397,853 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,869,871. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.20 billion, a PE ratio of 95.63, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.93. Welltower has a 1-year low of $93.72 and a 1-year high of $158.55. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $148.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $138.42. 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 (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.06. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.15% and a net margin of 11.91%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Welltower will post 4.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.80%. Welltower's dividend payout ratio is presently 171.79%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on WELL shares. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Welltower from $165.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of Welltower in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wedbush reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of Welltower in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Welltower from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $146.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Welltower from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $156.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Welltower

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Welltower stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 7.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,185 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Welltower were worth $527,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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