Ventas (NYSE:VTR) CEO Debra Cafaro Sells 41,294 Shares

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) CEO Debra Cafaro sold 41,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.01, for a total value of $3,262,638.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,521,361.95. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Ventas Price Performance

VTR opened at $79.90 on Thursday. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $56.68 and a 1 year high of $80.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market capitalization of $37.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 153.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $71.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.58.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.01. Ventas had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 2.10%. The company had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.44 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.450-3.480 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Investors 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 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 369.23%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $77.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ventas

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Ethic Inc. raised its position in Ventas by 27.9% during the 1st quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 66,748 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,624,000 after purchasing an additional 14,568 shares during the last quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new position in shares of Ventas during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,169,000. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 25.7% during the first quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 376,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,921,000 after acquiring an additional 77,066 shares in the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the first quarter valued at approximately $13,321,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in Ventas by 1,042.6% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 386,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $24,064,000 after acquiring an additional 353,022 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% 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.