Welltower Inc. (WELL): A Case For Going Higher

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Welltower Inc. (WELL) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $1.55, or 1.69%, to $93.48. The Welltower Inc. has recorded 108,023 volume in the after hours trading session. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Welltower Issues Business Update.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the REIT – Healthcare Facilities industry segment, falling under the Real Estate sector. The current market capitalization of Welltower Inc. is $50.88B. A total of 1.94 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.02M shares.

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, WELL has seen 0 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 2,907 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 15 BUYs and 3 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 18,269 shares during that period but sold 3,315.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Welltower Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 249.40. WELL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/13/2023 when it declared a $0.61 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/22/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/23/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/14/2023. The WELL stock dividend was $0.61 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for WELL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $95.63 with high estimates of $111.00 and low estimates of $78.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WELL has a high of $93.42 and a low of $65.18.

As of this writing, WELL has an earnings estimate of $0.27 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.4 per share and a lower estimate of $0.21. The company reported an EPS of $0.2 in the last quarter, which was 25.00% higher than expectations of $0.16.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. WELL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $269.26M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $14.68B in debt and $1.34B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $43.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $19.00B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WELL is Buy with a score of 4.12.