WelltowerWELL
WELL
About: Welltower owns a diversified healthcare portfolio of 2,336 in-place properties spread across the senior housing, medical office, and skilled nursing/postacute care sectors. The portfolio includes over 100 properties in Canada and the United Kingdom as the company looks for additional investment opportunities in countries with mature healthcare systems that operate similarly to that of the United States.
Employees: 685
0
Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
175% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 184 | Existing positions closed: 67
57% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 518 | Existing positions reduced: 330
22% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $279M | Put options by funds: $230M
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $78.1B [Q4 2024] → $92.3B (+$14.3B) [Q1 2025]
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 [Q4 2024] → 27 (+4) [Q1 2025]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,104 [Q4 2024] → 1,199 (+95) [Q1 2025]
5.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.05% [Q4 2024] → 93.98% (-5.07%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$157
1%
upside
Avg. target
$166
7%
upside
High target
$175
13%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Scotiabank Nicholas Yulico | 11%upside $172 | Sector Outperform Maintained | 23 Jun 2025 |
Wells Fargo John Kilichowski | 13%upside $175 | Overweight Maintained | 2 Jun 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Ronald Kamdem | 3%upside $160 | Overweight Maintained | 6 May 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group Steve Sakwa | 1%upside $157 | In-Line Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about WELL published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
17 hours ago
Welltower: A Thriving Business With Strong Secular Tailwinds Selling At A Premium
Welltower Inc. is a dominant, well-managed healthcare REIT benefiting from strong secular tailwinds like aging demographics and wellness trends. The company's competitive advantages include a customer-focused culture, visionary leadership, and early adoption of data science and AI to drive growth. Despite strong revenue growth and a solid balance sheet, Welltower's current valuation appears stretched, with a low dividend yield and consistent shareholder dilution.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
19 hours ago
Welltower Announces Date of Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast
TOLEDO, Ohio , July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower® Inc. (NYSE: WELL) today announced it will release second quarter 2025 financial results after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, July 28, 2025. The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
18 US REITs Forecast To Boost Dividends In Q3 2025
Eighteen publicly traded US real estate investment trusts are expected to raise dividend payouts in the third quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts. Analysts forecast that hotel REIT RLJ Lodging Trust is likely to increase its dividend by an estimated 13.3% to 17 cents per share in August. Alexander & Baldwin Inc. is expected to announce an 11.1% dividend payout increase to 25 cents per share in late July.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
NAV Monitor: U.S. Equity REITs Trade At Higher Discount To NAV In June
Publicly listed US equity REITs ended June at a median 19.1% discount to their consensus NAV per share estimates, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. The hotel sector traded at the largest median discount to NAV at 35.5%, down from a 35.7% median discount to NAV as of May 30. Healthcare REITs continued to trade at the highest median premium, 19.3%, which is about 1.4 percentage points down from the 20.6% median premium to NAV as of May 30.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
2 weeks ago
4 BofA Securities Strong Buy Growth 10 Stocks Also Pay Reliable Dividends
Investors love growth stocks that also pay big and reliable dividends because they provide dependable passive income streams and an excellent opportunity for solid total return.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Welltower Stock Gains 24.1% in Six Months: Will it Continue to Rise?
Aging population, a rise in senior citizens' healthcare expenditures, and favorable outpatient visit trends are likely to support WELL's performance.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
REITweek Conference: Fresh Data On All Things REIT
REITweek 2025 highlighted a massive disconnect between public REIT prices and private real estate values, with most sectors trading at steep NAV discounts. Management teams are aggressively pursuing share buybacks, capitalizing on the undervaluation to drive immediate NAV and AFFO/share accretion. The best opportunities are in shopping centers, industrial, farmland, and timberland—sectors with rising property values, strong fundamentals, and highly transactable assets.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
5 REITs I'm Buying As Housing And Labor Market Downturns Begin
Despite positive market sentiment, economic headwinds are growing, with cracks forming in the housing and labor markets, signaling the potential for a mild downturn. REITs are attractively valued now due to their rate sensitivity, discounted valuations, and solid free cash flow growth prospects amid likely falling interest rates. I am buying five high-quality, low-leverage REITs, each offering strong dividend growth and sector leadership.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Why Welltower (WELL) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Why Warren Buffett Doesn't Buy REITs, But I Do (With A Twist)
Warren Buffett has only very rarely invested in REITs and has largely steered clear of the real estate sector. I detail why. I also share why I do invest in REITs and explain my unique approach to the sector.
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