Norges Bank Invests $474.57 Million in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 6,132,989 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $474,571,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Ventas during the third quarter worth $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Ventas by 32.0% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 569 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC lifted its stake in Ventas by 1,848.5% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 643 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on VTR shares. UBS Group raised their price objective on Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Argus set a $88.00 price objective on Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.19.

Ventas Stock Performance

VTR stock opened at $81.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 148.33, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.76 and a 1 year high of $91.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $85.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.32.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 378.18%.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other Ventas 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 value of $103,910.40. Following the sale, the director directly owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

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.