U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $7.70 Million in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 61,087 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $7,699,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in WELL. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Welltower during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its position in Welltower by 37.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Welltower by 165.5% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Welltower in the third quarter valued at about $59,000. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Welltower Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE WELL opened at $136.49 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $84.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.22. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.49. The company has a quick ratio of 4.10, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Welltower Inc. has a 52-week low of $85.40 and a 52-week high of $140.75.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho upped their target price on Welltower from $136.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Scotiabank upped their price objective 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. StockNews.com raised shares of Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Welltower from $190.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.