WELL — Welltower Inc.

Report date: 2026-05-26  |  Sector: Real Estate  |  Last price: $216.17  |  Horizon: 30d  |  Generated: 2026-05-26T07:50:12.581187Z

Forecast summary

Ensemble point -2.90%
80% CI [-8.87%, +3.46%]
95% CI [-11.78%, +6.97%]
Method dispersion 0.0291
Beats RW baseline YES
MC drift (annual) -48.94%
MC sigma (annual) 25.00%
MC paths 1000
Bull target (90th pct) +4.73% -> $226.39
Base target (50th) -5.96% -> $203.29
Bear target (10th pct) -15.86% -> $181.89
Macro regime risk_on_growth
10y yield 4.56%
3m yield 3.59%
Yield-curve slope +0.97%
VIX level 16.89
VIX z-score (252d) -0.39
Sector ETF XLRE
Sector relative (90d) +6.97%

Forecast plot (interactive)

Realised volatility

Yang-Zhang annualized (60d) 25.00%
Close-to-close annualized (60d) 23.43%

Per-method comparison

MethodWeightPoint80% lo80% hi95% lo95% hi
linear 25.0% -5.66% -9.34% -2.00% -10.92% +0.01%
monte_carlo 25.0% -5.96% -15.86% +4.73% -20.84% +10.51%
ar1 25.0% +0.01% -1.63% +1.67% -2.49% +2.56%
random_walk 25.0% +0.00% -8.63% +9.44% -12.89% +14.80%

Factor contributions (interactive waterfall)

Factor contribution table

FactorLoadingTicker valueContribution
value_score +0.0495 -3.0000 -0.1484
quality_score +0.0192 -1.1335 -0.0218
momentum_score +0.0286 +1.3139 +0.0376
lowvol_score +0.0173 +0.3283 +0.0057
revisions_score +0.0236 +3.0000 +0.0709
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.0000 +0.0000
(intercept) - - -0.0005

Factor decay over horizon

Factor IC over time

Per-factor IC backtest summary

FactorMean ICICIR% positiveCumulative attributionn periods
value_score +0.2563 +2.690 100.0% +0.5383 252
quality_score +0.1105 +1.096 86.5% +0.2401 252
momentum_score +0.1428 +1.354 92.5% +0.2460 252
lowvol_score +0.0878 +0.887 82.1% +0.1870 252
revisions_score +0.1375 +1.319 88.9% +0.2738 252
news_activity_score +0.3540 +3.832 100.0% +1.0893 252

Snapshot — fundamentals + technical

Market cap $152.60B
P/E (trailing) 103.9
P/B 3.6
Forward P/E 64.3
PEG 3.66
Dividend yield 137.00%
Beta 0.82
52w high / low $221.68 / $148.60
Distance from 52w high -2.49%
Cross-sectional rank 72 / 92 below median
Panel source (trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), universe_size=92, lookback_days=252)
RSI(14) 54.9
SMA50 / SMA200 $208.12 / $189.72
ATR(14) $4.94
Avg volume (20d) 3.34M
Profit margin 11.96%
ROE 3.67%
Revenue growth (YoY) +38.30%
Earnings growth (YoY) +157.90%
Debt/Equity 44.5
Current ratio 1.65
Short ratio 6.02

Forecast accuracy — walk-forward backtest (60d lookback)

Horizonn predictionsDirectional accuracyMAE (return)RMSE80% CI hit ratePearson(pred, real)
1d 691 54.4% 1.01% 1.34% 81.3% -0.047
30d 662 72.4% 6.21% 8.04% 76.6% -0.310
60d 632 87.5% 8.61% 10.63% 79.9% -0.272

Volume momentum (Granville / CGW / Quong-Soudack)

Composite z +0.431
Active signals 7 of 7
MFI(14) 60.16
CMF(20) +0.1197
OBV z (252d) +1.783
VPT z (252d) +0.864
VW-momentum z +0.772
Volume z (60d) -0.661
Relative volume (vs 20d ADV) 0.69x
CMF z (252d) +0.585

Sector rotation & AI-spillover (v6)

Sector ETF XLRE
Rel-return 5d / 20d / 60d -1.90% / +2.18% / +1.20%
Sector mom-z 1m / 3m / 6m -0.79 / -0.46 / +0.85
Rotation phase cyclical
AI-factor beta (60d) -0.197
AI spillover score -0.0181
Risk-off corr regime (60d) 0.33 (>0.6 = risk-off; <0.35 = stock-picking)
Sector breadth (% > SMA50) -
Sector dispersion 20d -

Peer comparison (sector-relative valuation & momentum)

Peer signal
EXPENSIVE LEADER
score -0.11 (9 peers)
P/E percentile
89% (89% cheaper than this)
20d momentum percentile
78% (78% lag this)
Market-cap percentile
100%
Peer set (mcap band 0.2x-5x, same sector)
PLD EQIX AMT DLR SPG O PSA VTR CCI
9 peers in Real Estate (mcap band 0.2x-5x); signal=expensive_leader; score=-0.11
Decision input: cheap_leader → nudge bias one bucket toward LONG; expensive_laggard → nudge toward SHORT; cheap_laggard = value-trap (neutralize); expensive_leader = crowding risk (neutralize). Folded into Claude critique and one-line PM summary.

Multi-timeframe technical analysis (1wk / 1d / 1h)

Per-timeframe verdict (TradingView-style aggregate of 17 indicators: RSI, MACD, BBands, ADX, Stoch, %R, OBV, MFI, CMF, ATR, SMA50/200, EMA9/21, Donchian, price-vs-SMA200). Counts = how many indicators fired BUY / SELL / NEUTRAL; net strength is the weight-sum delta. Crosses (golden/death, MACD signal cross, Donchian breakout) and the SMA200 trend filter carry 1.5x weight.
1wk verdict
NEUTRAL
3 buy / 6 sell / 8 neutral · net -3.5
1d verdict
NEUTRAL
3 buy / 1 sell / 13 neutral · net +5.0
1h verdict
NEUTRAL
2 buy / 1 sell / 14 neutral · net +1.5

1wk NEUTRAL 3/6/8

RSI(14) 64.4
MACD hist +0.2410
Bollinger %b 0.81
ADX(14) 25.3 RISING
ATR % 4.63%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 52.6 / +0.097
Donchian pos / break 0.86
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars521

1d NEUTRAL 3/1/13

RSI(14) 54.3
MACD hist -0.3274
Bollinger %b 0.56 SQUEEZE
ADX(14) 10.5
ATR % 2.29%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 60.2 / +0.120
Donchian pos / break 0.67
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1253

1h NEUTRAL 2/1/14

RSI(14) 51.5
MACD hist -0.0124
Bollinger %b 0.54 SQUEEZE
ADX(14) 22.8 RISING
ATR % 0.67%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 55.5 / +0.030
Donchian pos / break 0.46
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1728

Cross-timeframe confluence

Confluence LONG (0-1) 0.20
Confluence SHORT (0-1) 0.00
Patterns are intentionally selective (Elder triple-screen, daily/hourly divergence, BB-squeeze+breakout, SMA-alignment, MACD/OBV). Most tickers fire 0-2 patterns on any given day. Below: each pattern with its current state (✓ firing / ✗ not firing).
Long patterns
elder_triple
daily_oversold_hourly_bull
bb_squeeze_break_up
sma_align_long
macd_cross_obv
Short patterns
elder_triple
daily_overbought_hourly_div
bb_squeeze_break_dn
sma_align_short
macd_cross_obv

Intraday nowcast — 1h-bar short-horizon (v6)

Next 24h nowcast
+0.21%
over next 24h on 1h bars
80% band
[-3.32%, +3.86%]
n_bars = 1728 · sigma_1h = 0.0057
Direction vs 30d ensemble
AGREES
1h direction: LONG · 30d direction: SHORT
Source: intraday_forecaster_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), mean_directional_accuracy=0.523, n_features=17) Decision input only -- the 30d ensemble + factor regression remain the primary call. Conflicts surfaced into the Claude critique as horizon_conflict flag when |1h move| > 1%.

Meta-label gate — AFML Ch.3 secondary classifier (v6)

Verdict
meta-label: NEUTRAL
p_take = 0.44 · threshold 0.60
Bias adjustment
meta-label NEUTRAL (p_take=0.44 between 0.40 and 0.60) -- no adjustment.
Method: secondary LightGBM trained on (features + primary direction) -> P(primary is right). Source: meta_labeler_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), roc_auc=0.641, accuracy=0.608, n_train_rows=8,284) When ABSTAIN with p_take < 1-threshold AND bias non-neutral, the bias is demoted one bucket and a meta_abstain flag is added to the critique. See AFML Ch.3.6 (Lopez de Prado 2018).

Implied vol vs realized vol — options-trade gate (v8 W2)

Regime
NEUTRAL
no decisive vol mispricing — delta-1 setup over options
IV / RV ratio
0.98
z-score: n/a (insufficient history)
30d IV vs 30d RV
IV 24.6% (Polygon)
RV 24.9% (yang-zhang)
Provenance: source polygon_options:contracts_call; expiry 2026-06-18 (23d) · strike $220.00 · 1 strike(s) used.
Caveat: 15-min delayed end-of-day quotes; free-tier Polygon (no Greeks, no real-time). Regime is qualitative input only — NOT a numeric factor on the regression.

FMP fundamentals & analyst consensus (v7)

Quality / leverage

ROE 3.7%
ROIC -
FCF yield -
Debt / EBITDA -
Current ratio 1.65

Margins / valuation

Gross margin 39.9%
Operating margin 18.0%
Net margin 12.0%
P/E (TTM) 103.9
EV / EBITDA 56.6

Analyst consensus

Target mean -
Target high / low - / -
Upside vs last close -
Revisions score +0.000

Trade-bias signal — foundation for trade-guidance layer

Bias neutral
Composite z-score -1.403
Conviction 0.5611492352402807
Recommended playbook cash
Suggested position size 0% (no Kelly)
no Kelly: bias=neutral / not a conformal singleton (proxy off) / meta_p_take=0.44 <= 0.5; singleton-proxy: news_activity_z=+0.00 (nonzero=False), wf30d_dir_acc=0.7235649546827795 (>0.55=True)
Macro override risk_on_growth_downweights_bearish
Strategies on bias side
Cash / no position
Iron condor if IV rank > 50
Wait for next factor refresh
Why this bias
composite_z = -1.40 | bias = neutral | conviction = 0.56 | macro_regime = risk_on_growth | override = risk_on_growth_downweights_bearish | ensemble = -2.90%

Sensitivity (OFAT tornado ±1 sd) and stress scenarios

FactorLoading wiTicker z-value+1 sd impact-1 sd impact
value_score +0.0495 -3.000 +0.0495 -0.0495
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.000 +0.0402 -0.0402
momentum_score +0.0286 +1.314 +0.0286 -0.0286
revisions_score +0.0236 +3.000 +0.0236 -0.0236
quality_score +0.0192 -1.133 +0.0192 -0.0192
lowvol_score +0.0173 +0.328 +0.0173 -0.0173

Stress scenarios (forecast shift from base point)

ScenarioDescriptionStressed pointDelta vs base
rates_+100bps Yield curve +100bps (lowvol -1sd, value -0.5sd) -9.86% -4.20%
recession_risk_off Recession (momentum -1.5sd, lowvol +1sd, news -1sd) -12.24% -6.58%
quality_flight Quality flight (quality +1sd, revisions +1sd, momentum -0.5sd) -2.80% +2.86%

Multi-source live sentiment (free real-time)

Composite z-score -1.111
Active signals 2 of 3
Sources stocktwits, iv_skew
StockTwits bull 8
StockTwits bear 1
StockTwits net +0.78
Message volume 30
ApeWisdom mentions 0
24h change +0
Reddit rank -
25-delta IV skew +1.1694
IV-skew read bearish

Analyst critique

Agreement with model agree_with_caveats
Confidence 0.55
PM one-liner WELL Real Estate: quant -2.90%/30d, disp +0.0291, beats RW, macro neutral, 0 catalyst(s).
Sensitivity concern If value_score (the highest-loading factor) is mis-measured by +/-1 stdev, the bias likely flips.

What the model may have missed

Critique flags

Factor contribution methodology — where the numbers come from

Point return formula (linear factor model): r_hat = alpha + sum_i (w_i × f_i) where w_i is the cross-sectional loading for factor i (estimated from the cross-section of US large-cap names) and f_i is the z-scored factor value for this ticker (Grinold-Kahn winsorization at ±3).

Per-factor contribution shown in the waterfall above is exactly w_i × f_i (decimal-return units), so the bars sum (with intercept) to the linear forecast point. The ensemble point combines linear / Monte Carlo / AR(1) / random-walk per per-method-comparison table.

Bias mapping (composite z-score → LONG/NEUTRAL/SHORT): weighted sum of value (1.0), quality (0.7), momentum (1.0), low-vol (0.5), revisions (1.0), news-activity (0.6); thresholds ±1.0 with macro override (risk-off + LONG → reduce to NEUTRAL; risk-on-growth + SHORT → reduce to NEUTRAL). LONG → Playbook A (long-call / call-debit-spread / covered-call); SHORT → Playbook B (long-put / put-debit-spread / bear-call-spread); NEUTRAL → cash.

Sensitivity (one-factor-at-a-time tornado above): impact = w_i × 1sd per factor (MSCI / Two-Sigma Venn convention). Stress scenarios are canned multi-factor shocks (rates +100bps; recession risk-off; quality flight).

Factor decay uses exponential half-life per factor type: catalysts 7d, news 14d, revisions 30d, momentum 45d, value 90d, quality 90d (Tetlock 2007; Cohen-Malloy-Pomorski 2012). The heatmap above shows contribution × exp(-ln(2) × t / half_life) on a 5-day grid.

Factor IC backtest: Spearman rank correlation between each factor's cross-sectional ranking on day t and the realized h-day-forward return, aggregated across the panel (Grinold-Kahn 2000 ch.4 fundamental law of active management). Source for this report: synthetic_panel_252d_100tickers_seed42 (parallel runner).

Placebo audit (v6, GT-Score): GT-score = 0.57 SPURIOUS — setup likely lacks real signal . Computed from 3 seed(s) across placebo kinds: shuffled, gaussian_iid, garch. Method: real directional accuracy = 54.4%; max placebo accuracy = 61.4%; AMG = -0.069. Source: placebo_audit_v6_ar1_runner. Provenance: arXiv 2604.15531 "Spurious Predictability in Financial ML" (Paper #3). Risk-flag spurious_predictability_audit_failed added to narrative.

Catalysts in window (30d)

No catalysts within the forecast window.

Analyst narrative

Bull case

WELL ensemble forecast is -2.90% with 80% band [-8.87%, +3.46%] over 30 days. Positive drivers: revisions_score, momentum_score. 0 catalyst(s) in the window provide event-driven upside potential.

Bear case

Inter-method dispersion (+0.0291) and beats random-walk argue caution. Negative drivers: value_score. Macro regime risk_on_growth historically caps single-name conviction.

Synthesis

Weight the ensemble's -2.90% center against +0.0291 method dispersion. Risk On Growth regime + 0 catalyst(s) define the setup. Treat the 80% band as the working trade-sizing envelope.

Risk flags