Stokes Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 4,387 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $553,000. Get **Welltower** alerts: Sign Up Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn FI LLC bought a new stake in Welltower during the fourth quarter worth $638,000. Xponance Inc. grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 90,087 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $11,354,000 after acquiring an additional 6,946 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new position in shares of Welltower during the 4th quarter worth $6,078,000. Horizon Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 7,978 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,005,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Welltower by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 53,386 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $6,728,000 after acquiring an additional 7,461 shares during the period. 94.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Welltower Price Performance Shares of traded down $0.37 on Friday, hitting $147.52. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,889,957 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,590,781. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $143.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $134.44. Welltower Inc. has a 1 year low of $87.87 and a 1 year high of $158.55. The company has a market capitalization of $94.61 billion, a PE ratio of 94.54, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.20. 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 ( - ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.73. Welltower had a return on equity of 3.15% and a net margin of 11.91%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Welltower Inc. will post 4.88 EPS for the current fiscal year. Welltower Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.82%. Welltower's payout ratio is 171.79%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded 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 note on Friday, February 28th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Welltower from $165.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock a \"sector outperform\" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. upgraded Welltower from a \"sell\" rating to a \"hold\" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Welltower from $140.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an \"equal weight\" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Welltower from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an \"in-line\" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Welltower presently has a consensus rating of \"Moderate Buy\" and an average target price of $156.46. Welltower Company 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.

Stokes Family Office LLC Acquires Shares of 4,387 Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

Stokes Family Office LLC acquired 4,387 shares of Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) during the 4th quarter, valued at approximately $553,000. Several other institutional investors also increased their positions in Welltower, including Xponance Inc. and Advisors Asset Management Inc. Welltower reported strong quarterly earnings with EPS of $1.13, beating expectations. The company also announced a dividend of $0.67 per share, representing a $2.68 annualized dividend yield. Wall Street analysts have upgraded their ratings and price targets for Welltower, with a consensus rating of 'Moderate Buy'.