Welltower Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Welltower Inc. WELL inched 0.81% higher to $74.88 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.31% to 33,733.96 and the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.07% to 4,016.95. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Welltower Inc. closed $24.55 below its 52-week high ($99.43), which the company achieved on April 4th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Ventas Inc. VTR rose 0.61% to $51.00, Healthpeak…