Welltower (NYSE:WELL) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.73 EPS

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. 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, Zacks reports. Welltower had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 3.20%. Welltower updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.790-4.950 EPS.

Welltower Stock Up 0.2 %

WELL opened at $143.40 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.23. Welltower has a 12 month low of $85.40 and a 12 month high of $143.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 4.10 and a quick ratio of 4.10. The business has a 50-day moving average of $130.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.27.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on WELL. StockNews.com raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Welltower from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $132.00 to $147.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. 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 report on Monday, December 16th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Welltower from $142.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $134.96.

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.