4,095 Shares in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Purchased by Callan Family Office LLC

Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 4,095 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $516,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Welltower by 165.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Welltower during the third quarter worth approximately $50,000. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised Welltower from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $146.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. StockNews.com downgraded Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $148.42.

Welltower Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $147.22 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $132.86. The firm has a market cap of $94.41 billion, a PE ratio of 94.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.20. Welltower Inc. has a 1 year low of $87.87 and a 1 year high of $158.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 4.22 and a quick 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. On average, research analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current year.

Welltower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.82%. Welltower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 171.79%.

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.