Welltower (WELL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Welltower structures its investments across several operating models — including triple-net leases, operating partnerships and equity investments — allowing it to partner with third-party providers and align capital with operator expertise and clinical service needs.

Founded in 1970 as Health Care REIT, Inc., the company adopted the Welltower name in 2015 to reflect a strategic emphasis on the nexus of real estate and health care. Over the decades it has grown into one of the larger healthcare-focused REITs, expanding its footprint beyond the United States into select international markets. Welltower’s portfolio strategy has emphasized geographic diversification and a mix of stabilized income-producing assets alongside development and redevelopment opportunities tied to demographic trends and demand for outpatient care.

Welltower’s business model combines property ownership with active capital deployment and partnership structures to support operators’ clinical and operational needs. The company works with a range of care providers and health systems to develop, adapt and finance facilities that accommodate evolving care delivery models, including greater emphasis on outpatient services and post-acute care transitions. This asset-and-partner approach positions Welltower to serve aging populations and health-care providers seeking specialized real estate solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $211.78 to $215.40
• 50-Day Range: $194.85 to $220.09
• 52-Week Range: $146.65 to $221.68
• Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $150.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 105.44
• Dividend Yield: 1.39%
• Price Target: $229.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Welltower Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Welltower scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 488th out of 884 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Welltower has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.87, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Welltower is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Welltower has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Welltower are expected to grow by 13.54% in the coming year, from $6.28 to $7.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Welltower is 105.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Welltower is 105.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Welltower has a PEG Ratio of 1.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Welltower has a P/B Ratio of 3.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.32% of the float of Welltower has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Welltower has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.61.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Welltower has recently decreased by 4.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Welltower pays a meaningful dividend of 1.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Welltower has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Welltower is 146.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Welltower will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.51% next year. This indicates that Welltower will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Welltower has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Welltower this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

27 people have searched for WELL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Welltower to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Welltower insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.37% of the stock of Welltower is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.80% of the stock of Welltower is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/10 Dividend: 2/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend: 2/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Record date for 5/21 Dividend: 5/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend: 5/13/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/21/2026
• AGM 2026: 5/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WELL
• CIK: 766704
• Web: www.welltower.com
• Phone: (419) 247-2800
• Fax: 419-247-2826
• Employees: 510
• Year Founded: 1970

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Welltower: $229.67
• High Price Target: $255.00
• Low Price Target: $183.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.87
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 105.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.92
• P/E Growth: 1.11
• Net Income: $936.84 million
• Net Margins: 11.96%
• Pretax Margin: -2.83%
• Return on Equity: 3.45%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 4.31
• Quick Ratio: 4.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 13.87
• Cash Flow: $4.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 47.70
• Book Value: $62.56 per share
• Price / Book: 3.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 705,910,000
• Free Float: 703,302,000
• Market Cap: $150.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83