Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Takes Position in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Jul 1st, 2026

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR – Free Report) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 24,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,979,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Ventas in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VTR. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.00.

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Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $88.80 on Wednesday. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.93 and a fifty-two week high of $91.06. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.94. The stock has a market cap of $43.17 billion, a PE ratio of 161.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR – Get Free Report) last released its 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 business had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Ventas’s payout ratio is presently 378.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Ventas Profile

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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.