Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Director Sells $103,910.40 in Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Director Walter Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at $2,557,079.80. This represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ventas Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of VTR opened at $87.47 on Monday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.76 and a 12-month high of $91.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $85.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.32.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 378.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Ventas from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Ventas from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,948,003 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,876,856,000 after acquiring an additional 2,349,176 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 29,701,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,078,794,000 after acquiring an additional 387,495 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 29,662,635 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,309,234,000 after acquiring an additional 735,620 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,988,943 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,001,447,000 after acquiring an additional 475,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 27.9% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,176,254 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $710,060,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000,341 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ventas Company Profile

Ventas, Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in healthcare-related real estate. The company acquires, owns and manages a diversified portfolio of properties serving the healthcare continuum, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science and research centers, and other properties leased to healthcare providers and operators. Ventas generates revenue through long-term leases, property management and selective development activities focused on meeting the real estate needs of the healthcare sector.

Ventas’ business model combines property ownership with active asset management and capital markets activity.