Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Lowers Position in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund cut its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 7.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 174,014 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 13,389 shares during the quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Ventas were worth $14,231,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in Ventas by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,904,293 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $302,114,000 after purchasing an additional 27,688 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Ventas by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,868,962 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $222,000,000 after buying an additional 70,459 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at $1,335,000. Elevatus Welath Management boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 140.4% during the 4th quarter. Elevatus Welath Management now owns 95,031 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,354,000 after buying an additional 55,501 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pensionfund PDN bought a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at $4,773,000. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Michael J. Embler bought 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost 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. The trade was a 14.97% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the subject of several research reports. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Mizuho set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Ventas from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.17.

Ventas Trading Up 2.9%

NYSE VTR opened at $94.99 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.12 and a 12 month high of $95.06. The stock has a market cap of $46.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 172.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.70. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $87.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for 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%. Ventas’s revenue was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 378.18%.

Ventas Profile

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.