Welltower (WELL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Welltower?

Welltower has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , Cantor Fitzgerald , Citigroup , Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft , Evercore , KeyCorp , Mizuho , Morgan Stanley , Raymond James Financial , Royal Bank Of Canada , Scotiabank , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

$236.07 -5.05 (-2.09%)

As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

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Welltower - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 17 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
14

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Welltower in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, and 14 have given a buy rating for WELL.

Consensus Price Target

$251.06
6.35% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Welltower, the average price target is $251.06. The highest price target for WELL is $275.00, while the lowest price target for WELL is $196.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 6.35% from the current price of $236.07.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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WELL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/6/25 to 9/6/26	1 Month Ago 8/7/25 to 8/7/26	3 Months Ago 6/8/25 to 6/8/26	1 Year Ago 9/6/24 to 9/6/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	14 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$251.06	$246.11	$231.60	$175.00
Forecasted Upside	6.35% Upside	3.68% Upside	15.83% Upside	4.30% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

WELL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WELL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Welltower Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Welltower	Real Estate Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.82	2.31	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	6.35% Upside	38.91% Upside	14.03% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent WELL News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/2/2026	Scotiabank 4 of 5 stars	Nicholas Yulico 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$244.00 ➝ $251.00	+5.06%
9/1/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Ronald Kamdem 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$215.00 ➝ $251.00	+5.96%
9/1/2026	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	John Kilichowski 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$237.00 ➝ $266.00	+12.29%
8/31/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Hightower Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$254.00 ➝ $259.00	+9.05%
8/4/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Austin Wurschmidt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$240.00 ➝ $275.00	+17.90%
8/3/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Carroll Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$238.00 ➝ $260.00	+10.61%
7/31/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$235.00 ➝ $260.00	+11.29%
7/31/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nick Joseph Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$255.00 ➝ $275.00	+16.74%
7/30/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$260.00	+9.95%
7/22/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vikram Malhotra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$239.00 ➝ $260.00	+6.08%
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7/8/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Goldsmith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$249.00 ➝ $271.00	+14.11%
7/1/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Omotayo Okusanya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$215.00 ➝ $265.00	+14.90%
6/24/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)
6/16/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Rodgers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Strong-Buy ➝ Outperform	$226.00	+5.70%
5/12/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Petersen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$237.00 ➝ $248.00	+13.96%
5/4/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$245.00	+13.24%
12/18/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Mueller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$205.00	+8.31%
10/29/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Viacheslav Obodnikov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$196.00	+11.45%
10/17/2025	National Bank Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$246.00	+41.02%
4/17/2025	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	R. Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Underperform
2/18/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joshua Dennerlein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$221.00 ➝ $242.00	+60.75%

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Should I Buy Welltower Stock? WELL Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, September 4, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Welltower pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Welltower
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Welltower Inc.:

Welltower Inc. recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share, which was paid on August 20, 2026, representing an increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.74 and providing an annualized yield of approximately 1.4% based on the current stock price of $236.07.
The company demonstrated strong revenue growth in its most recent quarter, reporting $3.54 billion in revenue, which exceeded analyst estimates of $3.40 billion and marked a 39.1% year-over-year increase, indicating robust demand for its healthcare real estate assets.
Welltower Inc. has received a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating from fourteen equities research analysts, with a recent consensus price target of $251.06, suggesting that the current stock price of $236.07 may still offer upside potential relative to professional forecasts.
Institutional investor confidence remains high, with 94.80% of the stock owned by institutional investors, and recent filings show significant new positions being established by major firms such as Nykredit A S and Moore Capital Management LP in the second quarter of 2026.
Director Andrew Gundlach purchased 5,000 shares of Welltower Inc. stock on August 25, 2026, at an average price of $239.47, signaling insider confidence in the company's future performance and strategic direction.

Welltower
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Welltower Inc. for these reasons:

The company's payout ratio stands at 155.96%, meaning it is paying out more in dividends than it is earning in net income, which could raise concerns about the sustainability of the dividend if earnings do not grow sufficiently to cover these distributions.
Welltower Inc. missed its earnings per share expectations in the most recent quarter, reporting $0.61 in EPS compared to the consensus estimate of $0.66, which may indicate challenges in maintaining the high growth rates seen in revenue.
The stock carries a high P/E ratio of 108.29, suggesting that investors are paying a premium for earnings that may not be supported by the company's current profitability metrics, such as a net margin of 12.15% and return on equity of 3.56%.
Short interest in Welltower Inc. has increased slightly, with 17,779,188 shares shorted as of the most recent record date, representing a 0.47% month-to-month increase, which could indicate some market skepticism or hedging activity among traders.
Some analysts have downgraded their outlook, with Weiss Ratings cutting its rating from "buy (b-)" to "hold (c+)" in June 2026, and Barclays issuing a "Hold" rating in September 2026, reflecting a more cautious stance on the stock's valuation and growth prospects.

WELL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Welltower is $251.06, with a high forecast of $275.00 and a low forecast of $196.00.

17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Welltower in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WELL shares.

According to analysts, Welltower's stock has a predicted upside of 6.35% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Welltower's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Welltower has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore, KeyCorp, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, Scotiabank, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Welltower more than other "real estate" companies. The consensus rating for Welltower is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "real estate" companies is Hold. Learn more on how WELL compares to other companies.

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Welltower (WELL) Stock Forecast & Price Target