Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen upgraded Welltower (NYSE:WELL) from a "sell" to a "hold" in a research note issued Saturday.
• Multiple major brokers have lifted price targets recently (e.g., Morgan Stanley to $215, UBS $240, Citi $245), leaving a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a $225.43 consensus price target.
• Welltower posted a strong quarter on April 28, beating estimates with $1.02 EPS (vs. $0.68 est.) and $3.35B revenue (vs. $3.12B est.), with revenue up 38.3% year-over-year and FY2026 guidance of 6.210–6.350 EPS (sell-side consensus 6.29).

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on WELL. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Welltower from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group set a $240.00 target price on Welltower in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Welltower from $214.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup lifted their target price on Welltower from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on Welltower from $204.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Welltower currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $225.43.

Welltower Price Performance

WELL opened at $217.08 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $205.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $195.68. Welltower has a 12-month low of $142.65 and a 12-month high of $219.59. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market cap of $153.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 107.46, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.83.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.45% and a net margin of 11.96%.Welltower's revenue was up 38.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.20 EPS. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.210-6.350 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Welltower will post 6.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Welltower

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 2.1% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,691,931 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $301,401,000 after purchasing an additional 34,532 shares during the last quarter. B&I Capital AG grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 5.7% during the third quarter. B&I Capital AG now owns 161,440 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $28,759,000 after purchasing an additional 8,650 shares during the last quarter. GDS Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 13.7% during the third quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 63,763 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $11,359,000 after purchasing an additional 7,699 shares during the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Welltower by 4.3% during the third quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 97,366 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $17,345,000 after purchasing an additional 4,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower during the third quarter worth about $901,000. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Welltower Company Profile

Welltower Inc NYSE: WELL is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages real estate serving the health care industry. The company specializes in healthcare infrastructure, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of senior housing, post-acute and long-term care communities, and outpatient medical properties. Welltower's assets are designed to support the delivery of health care services through a combination of leased properties, joint ventures, and other capital arrangements with health care operators and providers.

The company's property types include assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as medical office buildings and other outpatient-care real estate such as ambulatory surgery centers and specialty clinics.

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