Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.24 in relation to its previous close of 145.63. However, the company has experienced a -3.47% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-12 that Welltower (WELL) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
Is It Worth Investing in Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) Right Now?
Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 156.62x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for WELL is 0.91. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for WELL is 653.68M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.81% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WELL on May 14, 2025 was 3.26M shares.
WELL’s Market Performance
WELL stock saw an increase of -3.47% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.83% and a quarterly increase of 1.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.15% for Welltower Inc (WELL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.10% for WELL’s stock, with a 7.92% 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 -1.92% 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 -8.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.15%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.41%, as shares sank -0.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.38% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WELL fell by -3.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $148.40. In addition, Welltower Inc saw 15.27% 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 DeSalvo Karen B, who proposed sale 4,000 shares at the price of $151.35 back on Apr 30 ’25. After this action, DeSalvo Karen B now owns shares of Welltower Inc, valued at $605,410 using the latest closing price.
BACON KENNETH J, the Director of Welltower Inc, sale 2,200 shares at $130.19 during a trade that took place back on Dec 09 ’24, which means that BACON KENNETH J is holding 12,379 shares at $286,418 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
- 0.29 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 11.09. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.16.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Welltower Inc (WELL) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
