Dorsey Wright & Associates Buys New Stake in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,190 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $265,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Ventas by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,796,312 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,533,937,000 after buying an additional 2,854,751 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Ventas by 9.5% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,224,203,000 after buying an additional 2,811,241 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ventas by 4.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,226,283 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $769,061,000 after buying an additional 574,663 shares during the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd raised its position in shares of Ventas by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 7,889,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $542,506,000 after purchasing an additional 751,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Ventas by 4.6% in the 1st 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 purchasing an additional 281,232 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 33,591 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.77, for a total value of $2,578,781.07. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at $12,925,304.28. The trade was a 16.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 41,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.01, for a total value of $3,262,638.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $90,521,361.95. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 693,912 shares of company stock valued at $51,054,293. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $79.90 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.53 billion, a PE ratio of 153.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $71.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.58. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $56.68 and a 1 year high of $80.30.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. The company’s 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. On average, research analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 369.23%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VTR shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective 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 boosted their price target on Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 target price (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.36.

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.