Schroder Investment Management Group Acquires 45,159 Shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,349,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,159 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.22% of Welltower worth $168,612,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in Welltower during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in Welltower during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Welltower by 165.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Welltower in the 4th quarter worth about $50,000. 94.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on WELL. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Mizuho upped their target price on Welltower from $141.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Welltower from $140.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Wedbush upgraded Welltower from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $145.00 to $167.00 in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Welltower currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $156.46.

Welltower Trading Up 2.3 %

NYSE:WELL opened at $153.39 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $145.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.61. Welltower Inc. has a one year low of $87.87 and a one year high of $158.55. The firm has a market cap of $98.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 98.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 4.22 and a current ratio of 4.22.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a net margin of 11.91% and a return on equity of 3.15%. Equities analysts anticipate that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were paid a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 171.79%.

Welltower Profile

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.