AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs Purchases 4,603 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs raised its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 22.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,420 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,603 shares during the period. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs’ holdings in Ventas were worth $1,605,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,740,422,000 after acquiring an additional 2,440,551 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 9.5% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,224,203,000 after acquiring an additional 2,811,241 shares during the period. Resolution Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 10.5% during the first quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 7,889,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $542,506,000 after acquiring an additional 751,587 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 4.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,414,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $441,056,000 after acquiring an additional 281,232 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.1% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,402,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $440,230,000 after acquiring an additional 194,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. UBS Group started coverage on Ventas in a research note on Friday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 target price for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of Ventas in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $77.00 price target for the company. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Ventas from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.46.

Ventas Stock Performance

NYSE VTR opened at $70.38 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.58. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.68 and a twelve month high of $72.02. The company has a market capitalization of $31.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 163.68, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.89.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.02. Ventas had a return on equity of 1.75% and a net margin of 3.61%.The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 446.51%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total transaction of $2,033,536.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,531,250.36. This represents a 14.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 2,554 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.26, for a total transaction of $179,444.04. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 116,488 shares in the company, valued at $8,184,446.88. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 289,072 shares of company stock worth $20,427,497. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Company Profile

Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments.