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After finishing at $167.75 in the prior trading day, Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) closed at $167.4, down -0.21%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.11 million shares were traded. WELL stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $166.66.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WELL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 69.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 74.37 and its Current Ratio is at 74.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.
On February 28, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $146 to $168.
Wedbush Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on February 14, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $167.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 30 ’25 when Gundlach Andrew bought 20,000 shares for $151.46 per share. The transaction valued at 3,029,200 led to the insider holds 20,000 shares of the business.
DeSalvo Karen B bought 4,000 shares of WELL for $605,410 on Apr 30 ’25. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, BACON KENNETH J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,200 shares for $130.19 each. As a result, the insider received 286,418 and left with 12,379 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WELL now has a Market Capitalization of 111961464832 and an Enterprise Value of 125504249856. As of this moment, Welltower’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 138.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 69.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.527 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.17.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WELL is 0.91, which has changed by 0.38713956 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15109766 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WELL has reached a high of $171.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2193890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 667.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 667.65M. Insiders hold about 0.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.66% stake in the company. Shares short for WELL as of 1755216000 were 11725710 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1752537600 on 10039594. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11725710 and a Short% of Float of 2.01.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WELL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.75, compared to 2.75 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016393442The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.94. The current Payout Ratio is 310.57% for WELL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1985-09-04 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
