The stock price of Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) has jumped by 1.93 compared to previous close of 149.05. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-29 that Welltower Inc. outperformed due to its strong senior housing portfolio, cyclical and secular growth prospects, and strategic acquisition of Amica. American Tower Corporation showed solid performance driven by carrier bookings and a positive 2025 outlook post its exit from India. Equinix, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. underperformed due to valuation normalization, earnings headwinds, and evolving concerns in the data center sector.
Is It Worth Investing in Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) is 164.05x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for WELL is 0.93. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WELL is 651.27M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.30% of that float. On April 29, 2025, WELL’s average trading volume was 3.14M shares.
WELL’s Market Performance
The stock of Welltower Inc (WELL) has seen a 3.18% increase in the past week, with a -0.97% drop in the past month, and a 10.78% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.90%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.23% for WELL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.94% for WELL’s stock, with a 14.66% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WELL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WELL stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for WELL by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for WELL in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $158 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WELL reach a price target of $168, previously predicting the price at $146. The rating they have provided for WELL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 28th, 2025.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to WELL, setting the target price at $167 in the report published on February 14th of the current year.
WELL Trading at 2.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WELL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.18% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.90%, as shares sank -0.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.28% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WELL rose by +3.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +45.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $146.18. In addition, Welltower Inc saw 20.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WELL starting from BACON KENNETH J, who sale 2,200 shares at the price of $130.19 back on Dec 09 ’24. After this action, BACON KENNETH J now owns 12,379 shares of Welltower Inc, valued at $286,418 using the latest closing price.
Kenneth J. Bacon, the Director of Welltower Inc, proposed sale 2,200 shares at $131.37 during a trade that took place back on Dec 09 ’24, which means that Kenneth J. Bacon is holding shares at $289,014 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WELL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.52 for the gross margin
The net margin for Welltower Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 3.52, with 2.21 for asset returns.
Based on Welltower Inc (WELL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.74. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.16.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Welltower Inc (WELL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
