Welltower Inc. stock rises Friday, outperforms market

Shares of Welltower Inc.
WELL,
+1.15%
rose 1.15% to $85.64 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.88%
rising 0.88% to 4,509.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.69%
rising 0.69% to 35,455.80. Welltower Inc. closed $4.16 below its 52-week high ($89.80), which the company achieved on July 16th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Ventas Inc.
VTR,
+1.38%
rose 1.38% to $55.29, Healthpeak Properties Inc.
PEAK,
+0.97%
rose 0.97% to $35.50, and Healthcare Trust of America Inc.
HTA,
+1.47%
rose 1.47% to $29.69. Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 11,728 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.