Have you been eager to see how Welltower Inc. performed in Q3 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this Toledo, OH-based, real estate investment trust’s (“REIT”) earnings release this morning:
A FFO Beat
Welltower came out with normalized funds from operations (“FFO”) per share of $1.16, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Results were positively impacted by robust average same store NOI growth in the trailing four quarters and investments activities.
How Was the Earnings Surprise Trend?
Welltower has a decent earnings surprise history. Before posting a beat in Q3, the company delivered positive surprises in all four trailing quarters, with an average positive surprise of 1.1%.
Revenue Beat
Welltower posted revenues of around $1.08 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 billion. Further, it compared favorably with the year-ago number of $979 million.
Key Developments to Note
For 2016, Welltower revises down its normalized FFO per share in a range of $4.50–$4.56 from the previous range of $4.50–$4.60.However, the company raised its 2016 same store cash NOI growth guidance to 3.0–3.25% from the previous guidance of 2.75–3.25%.
Further, in sync with its strategic repositioning of its premier health care portfolio, the company raised its 2016 disposition guidance from $1.3 billion to $4.1 billion of proceeds
What Zacks Rank Says
Welltower currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
However, since the latest earnings performance is yet to be reflected in the estimate revisions, the rank is subject to change. While things apparently look favorable, it all depends on what sense the just-released report makes to the analysts.
Check back later for our full write up on this Welltower earnings report later!
Note: All EPS numbers presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (“FFO”) per share. FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.
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Welltower's (HCN) Q3 FFO & Revenues Beat Estimates
Have you been eager to see how Welltower Inc. performed in Q3 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this Toledo, OH-based, real estate investment trust’s (“REIT”) earnings release this morning:
A FFO Beat
Welltower came out with normalized funds from operations (“FFO”) per share of $1.16, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Results were positively impacted by robust average same store NOI growth in the trailing four quarters and investments activities.
WELLTOWER INC Price and EPS Surprise
WELLTOWER INC Price and EPS Surprise | WELLTOWER INC Quote
How Was the Earnings Surprise Trend?
Welltower has a decent earnings surprise history. Before posting a beat in Q3, the company delivered positive surprises in all four trailing quarters, with an average positive surprise of 1.1%.
Revenue Beat
Welltower posted revenues of around $1.08 billion, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 billion. Further, it compared favorably with the year-ago number of $979 million.
Key Developments to Note
For 2016, Welltower revises down its normalized FFO per share in a range of $4.50–$4.56 from the previous range of $4.50–$4.60.However, the company raised its 2016 same store cash NOI growth guidance to 3.0–3.25% from the previous guidance of 2.75–3.25%.
Further, in sync with its strategic repositioning of its premier health care portfolio, the company raised its 2016 disposition guidance from $1.3 billion to $4.1 billion of proceeds
What Zacks Rank Says
Welltower currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
However, since the latest earnings performance is yet to be reflected in the estimate revisions, the rank is subject to change. While things apparently look favorable, it all depends on what sense the just-released report makes to the analysts.
Check back later for our full write up on this Welltower earnings report later!
Note: All EPS numbers presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (“FFO”) per share. FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.
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