Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 371,016 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 13,535 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned approximately 0.06% of Welltower worth $46,759,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Welltower in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of Welltower by 37.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 165.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Welltower Stock Down 1.5 %

WELL opened at $135.08 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $84.11 billion, a PE ratio of 88.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 4.10. Welltower Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $85.40 and a fifty-two week high of $140.75. The business has a 50-day moving average of $130.13 and a 200-day moving average of $125.99.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last posted its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.31). Welltower had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 3.20%. The business had revenue of $2.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.95 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.92 earnings per share. Welltower’s revenue was up 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on WELL shares. StockNews.com raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $132.00 to $147.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Raymond James lifted their price target on Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Welltower has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $134.96.

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.