Welltower

WELL

Market cap $145B

Let me take you back to April 2001 for a second. Because that year brought a key turning point for income investors.

Welltower (WELL) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FrontView REIT, Inc. (NYSE: FVR) (the “Company,” “FrontView,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) today announced the appointment of Timothy G. “Tim” McHugh to the Company's Board of Directors as an independent director, effective May 28, 2026. Mr. McHugh currently serves as Co-President and Chief Financial Officer of Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), the largest REIT in the S&P 500 in terms of market capitalization. In his role at Welltower, Mr. McHugh oversees the company's corporat.

Thirty-three US REITs utilized their at-the-market (ATM) offering programs during the recent quarter, raising $4.15 billion in aggregate proceeds. Healthcare REIT Welltower Inc. raised the most capital during the first quarter, selling nearly 7.7 million shares of common stock through its ATM program for $1.56 billion in gross proceeds. In the aggregate, healthcare REITs raised $2.67 billion through their ATM programs during the first quarter, the most of any property sector. The data center REIT sector was next with $875.0 million.

WELL gains 16.9% YTD as seniors housing demand, major acquisitions and strong liquidity support growth across key markets.

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REITs may be emerging from a brutal multi-year downturn. Falling supply and stabilizing rates could drive recovery. Valuations and buyouts signal strong upside ahead.

Not Every REIT Joined The Rally: Part 2 focuses on laggards and in-line performers - sectors where recovery timelines slipped, results underwhelmed, or elevated rates exposed lingering balance sheet issues. Weakness centered on Farmland, Commercial Mortgage, Lab Space, and Self-Storage REITs, where delayed troughs, credit provisions, book-value pressure, weak rents, and refinancing constraints persisted. Mortgage Stress Hasn't Fully Cleared: Commercial mortgage REITs still faced multifamily bridge-loan and office credit stress, while residential mortgage REITs saw book values pressured by rate volatility and uneven dividend-coverage.

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REIT earnings results were considerably better than consensus expectations, with 58 REITs - or 59% - raising full-year FFO guidance, well above the typical Q1 raise rate of 40-45%. REITs have extended their year-to-date outperformance despite the recent jump in interest rates, as better earnings results and improving property-level trends helped offset renewed macro pressure. Upside standouts included Hotel, Senior Housing, Data Center, Billboard, Cold Storage, Net Lease, and Retail REITs. Residential REITs saw improving rent growth trends as supply growth finally eases.