Hsbc Holdings PLC Buys 55,339 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 2.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,993,819 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,339 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $163,101,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ventas during the third quarter worth about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Ventas from $95.00 to $88.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $96.17.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. This represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Michael J. Embler purchased 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $78.81 per share, for a total transaction of $197,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 19,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,513,309.62. This represents a 14.97% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ventas Stock Performance

VTR opened at $96.14 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.15 and a 52-week high of $97.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.74 billion, a PE ratio of 174.81, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.25. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.16.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is presently 378.18%.

Ventas 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.