Forsta AP Fonden Boosts Stock Holdings in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Forsta AP Fonden raised its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 47.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 111,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,000 shares during the quarter. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in Ventas were worth $7,041,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 1st quarter valued at $359,113,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 9.5% during the 1st 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. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Ventas by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,740,422,000 after acquiring an additional 2,440,551 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ventas by 289.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,603,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $110,243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,191,773 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 40.7% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,649,367 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $250,930,000 after buying an additional 1,056,447 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 317,258 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.24, for a total transaction of $23,553,233.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,056,396.80. This represents a 21.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 33,591 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.77, for a total value of $2,578,781.07. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,925,304.28. This trade represents a 16.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 652,618 shares of company stock valued at $47,791,654 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research note on Thursday. Argus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price objective on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $77.36.

Ventas Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of VTR opened at $78.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $36.64 billion, a PE ratio of 150.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.88. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $56.68 and a 52-week high of $78.09. 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 $70.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $67.33.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.450-3.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 369.23%.

About Ventas

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.