World Investment Advisors Invests $1.91 Million in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

World Investment Advisors purchased a new position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 24,736 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,914,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 6,790 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $525,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 0.6% during the third quarter. Arbor Capital Management Inc. ADV now owns 21,716 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,520,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 32.0% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 569 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 4,396 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $341,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 3.3% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,447 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $87.47 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 159.04, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $85.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.25. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.76 and a 52 week high of $91.06.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 378.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on VTR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp increased 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $94.00.

About Ventas

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.