Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Shares Bought by Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University increased its position in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 30,645 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the period. Welltower comprises 0.8% of Vanderbilt University’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Vanderbilt University’s holdings in Welltower were worth $3,862,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,685,844 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,392,349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,797,330 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Welltower by 38.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,428,564 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,847,289,000 after purchasing an additional 3,977,845 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in Welltower by 638.0% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,920,426 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $886,022,000 after purchasing an additional 5,982,711 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Welltower by 0.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,066,213 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $776,657,000 after purchasing an additional 46,332 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Welltower by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,914,363 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $373,126,000 after purchasing an additional 291,839 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.80% of the company’s stock.

Welltower Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of WELL opened at $142.31 on Thursday. Welltower Inc. has a one year low of $85.40 and a one year high of $142.85. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $130.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 4.10 and a current ratio of 4.10. The company has a market capitalization of $88.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.23.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on WELL. Bank of America increased their target price on Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on shares of Welltower from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Welltower currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $134.96.

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.