Insider buying last 90 days
$1.20Min 2 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | Gundlach Andrew director | Purchase | $605K |
| Aug 27 | Gundlach Andrew director | Purchase | $599K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeWelltower gained this week after third-quarter results showed strength in its senior housing operations, prompting management to raise its 2026 normalized FFO outlook to a range of $6.47 to $6.53 per diluted share. Normalized FFO reached $1.67 per diluted share, with senior housing operating same-store NOI increasing significantly. Analyst reaction was mixed: Welltower drew a "Strong Buy" consensus with Bank of America Securities reiterating a Buy rating and Freedom Broker upgrading to Buy, while Raymond James and Cantor Fitzgerald adjusted price targets downward.
The stock closed at $247.99, up 2.8%, and sits above both its 50-day ($233.61) and 200-day ($219.29) moving averages, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 47.3, placing it in the Neutral zone, down from a higher level five days prior. Price trades 6.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $233.06, a gap that exceeds the 5% threshold typically flagged.
The next earnings date falls on 9 February 2027, 96 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, insiders made 2 open-market purchases totaling $1,203,825. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 5% return over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of those years. Consensus analyst target sits at $260.68, implying 5.1% upside. The gap to Gekko Fair Value bears watching given the current Neutral reading.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Welltower price vs fair value
Close $247.99200-day averageGekko Fair Value $233.06
Welltower quick facts
- Market cap
- $181.9B
- P/E ratio
- 101.3
- Forward P/E
- 79.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.36
- Revenue, TTM
- $13.79B
- Profit margin
- 12.1%
- Dividend yield
- 1.36%
- Beta
- 0.79
- Volume
- 4.01M avg 2.83M
- 1-year return
- +36.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- 50-day average
- $233.61
- 200-day average
- $219.29
- Next earnings
- Feb 9
- Shares outstanding
- 733.6M
Welltower swing-trade checklist
Welltower scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $247.99 is above the 50-day ($233.61) and 200-day ($219.29) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
47.3, Neutral
Reading 47.3 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
6.4% above
Price is 6.4% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: 2 open-market insider purchases.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 96 days
Next report Feb 9, 2027, 96 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Welltower stock chart and price history
Welltower closed at $247.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +36.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $180.97 to $255.20.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +9.8%
- 3 months
- +5.1%
- 6 months
- +14.6%
- 1 year
- +36.0%
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About Welltower
Welltower funds and owns the buildings where healthcare and elder care actually happen, rather than delivering that care itself. It teams up with established operators who run senior living communities, rehabilitation and recovery facilities, and hospital-linked services, supplying the real estate those groups depend on.
As a real estate investment trust, Welltower makes money by acquiring and leasing out properties used for senior living, recovery care, and outpatient medical treatment. Its tenants are the operating companies that manage day-to-day care on site, and its buildings are concentrated in growing regions spread across America, Canada, and Britain.
The company is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, and belongs to the S&P 500 index. Its stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker WELL.
- Sector
- Finance
- Website
- welltower.com
Welltower GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Welltower’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 47.3, in the Neutral zone, down 17.1 points over five sessions.
47.3Neutral
Down 17.1 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 11 | +2.3% | +9.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 117 | +1.3% | +5.9% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 471 | +0.7% | +2.8% | ||
| Distribution | 50 | +0.2% | −1.3% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WELL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Welltower stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Welltower trades 6.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $233.06, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Welltower shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$233.06
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
6.4% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 0.0% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Welltower insider and Congress trading
Insiders filed 2 open-market purchases in Welltower worth $1.20M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in WELL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Welltower has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, year ended Dec 31, 2020
- $7.66M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
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Welltower earnings: next date and track record
Welltower reports on Feb 9, 2027 (96 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Feb 9, 2027
96 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.69
- Revenue estimate
- $3.84B
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.9%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 26, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Welltower reported Q3 2026 revenue growth of 38% and adjusted EBITDA growth of 35%, with FFO per share growth of nearly 25%. Total portfolio same-store NOI increased 16%, the second-highest in company history. SHOP segment delivered 9.1% organic revenue growth with 120bps sequential occupancy gain and 300bps margin expansion, driven by 5.3% RevPOR growth and contained expense growth of 4.3%.
- Guidance
- Management raised full-year FFO midpoint by $0.10 to $6.50, representing 23% year-over-year growth. Continued occupancy growth expected in 2024, with gradual shift from occupancy to pricing as the primary revenue driver. Sustained margin expansion anticipated as WBS initiatives continue.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.54 est $0.64 | $3.72B est $3.64B | −4.5% |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $1.60 est $1.55 | $3.54B est $3.40B | −3.4% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.55 est $0.50 | $3.35B est $3.12B | +1.0% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.55 est $0.59 | $3.18B est $2.86B | +5.4% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $1.34 est $1.30 | $2.69B est $2.96B | +1.0% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $1.28 est $1.22 | $2.52B est $2.72B | +2.7% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $1.20 est $1.15 | $2.39B est $2.52B | +3.1% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.34 est $0.41 | $2.22B est $2.19B | +2.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Welltower stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Welltower is $260.68, +5.1% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$260.68consensus 12-month target, +5.1% from the last close
Now $247.99Avg $260.68
Low $246High $275
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | $258 | +4.0% |
| Oct 29 | Raymond James | $263 | +6.1% |
| Oct 28 | Freedom Capital Markets | $255 | +2.8% |
| Oct 27 | Morgan Stanley | $251 | +1.2% |
| Oct 27 | Wells Fargo | $268 | +8.1% |
+2.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+5.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Welltower seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Welltower averaged +5.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +5.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +5.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +5.0% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.7% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, WELL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.4%.
Welltower market cap and key statistics
Welltower’s market cap is $181.9B, with a P/E ratio of 101.3 and revenue of $13.79B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $181.9B
- P/E ratio
- 101.3
- Forward P/E
- 79.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.36
- Gekko Fair Value
- $233.06
Trading
- Volume
- 4.01M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 2.83M
- 52-week high
- $255.20
- 52-week low
- $180.97
- Shares outstanding
- 733.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $13.79B
- Profit margin
- 12.1%
- Return on equity
- 3.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +30.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.79
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- Dividend yield
- 1.36%
Welltower stock news this week
Coverage of Welltower this week reads positive: 18 positive, 7 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Welltower stock gains as senior housing outlook supports growthad-hoc-news.de, Nov 4
- Welltower stock lifts 2026 outlook as senior housing drives growthad-hoc-news.de, Nov 4
- Welltower Inc. (HCW.F) Seasonal returns chart - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance Singapore, Nov 4
- Welltower Inc. $WELL Position Trimmed by Factory Mutual Insurance Co.MarketBeat, Nov 4
- Welltower stock tests valuation after higher 2026 outlookad-hoc-news.de, Nov 3
- Welltower Inc. (WELL) Seasonal returns chartYahoo Finance UK, Nov 3
Welltower stock FAQ
What is Welltower’s market cap?
Welltower’s market cap is $181.9B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $247.99, with 733.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 101.3.
What is the Welltower stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Welltower is $260.68, +5.1% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 12 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Welltower stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Welltower is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $247.99 is 6.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $233.06. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Welltower report earnings next?
Welltower is expected to report on Feb 9, 2027 (96 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.69 per share on revenue of $3.84B. Welltower beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.9% on average across the report.
What is Welltower’s 52-week high and low?
Welltower’s 52-week high is $255.20 and its 52-week low is $180.97; it closed at $247.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +36.0% over the past year.
Is Welltower stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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