Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Sold by Ethic Inc.

Ethic Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,430 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 3,318 shares during the period. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $3,988,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ventas by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,740,422,000 after purchasing an additional 2,440,551 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Ventas by 9.5% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,224,203,000 after purchasing an additional 2,811,241 shares in the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd boosted its position in Ventas by 10.5% during the first quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 7,889,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $542,506,000 after purchasing an additional 751,587 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Ventas by 4.6% during the first 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. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Ventas by 3.1% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,402,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $440,230,000 after purchasing an additional 194,860 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 219,515 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.32, for a total transaction of $15,655,809.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $81,710,967.40. This trade represents a 16.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total value of $2,033,536.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,531,250.36. The trade was a 14.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 289,072 shares of company stock worth $20,427,497. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $77.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Ventas in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.46.

Ventas Stock Performance

NYSE VTR opened at $70.03 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $31.82 billion, a PE ratio of 162.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $68.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.51. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $56.68 and a 1-year high of $72.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 1.75% and a net margin of 3.61%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Investors 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 2.7%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 446.51%.

Ventas 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.