Key Factors to Consider Before Investing in Welltower (WELL)

By Scott Lee • Tuesday, November 14 12:15 • Permanent Link

Shares of Specialty Real Estate Investment Trust company Welltower jumped 2.4% today. With many investors piling into WELL without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Welltower has moved 27.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.0%
WELL has an average analyst rating of buy and is -2.87% away from its mean target price of $90.13 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.53
Welltower has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 165.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.23 and its forward P/E ratio is 71.2
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.03 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Welltower is part of the Real Estate sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.81 and an average P/B of 2.24
The company has a free cash flow of $2.47 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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. Welltower, owns interests in properties concentrated in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.

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