Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. decreased its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 13.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 108,467 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 16,465 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $9,222,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. Tred Avon Family Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Ventas by 25.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tred Avon Family Wealth LLC now owns 9,889 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $841,000 after acquiring an additional 1,986 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its stake in Ventas by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 203,964 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,341,000 after acquiring an additional 19,741 shares during the period. Family Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Ventas by 2.9% during the third quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 10,322 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $878,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the third quarter valued at approximately $212,000. Finally, SteelPeak Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the third quarter worth approximately $3,075,000. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VTR opened at $86.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $87.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.06. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $68.15 and a fifty-two week high of $101.60. The firm has a market cap of $44.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 160.85, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.72.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.68 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.08% and a return on equity of 1.99%. Ventas’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is 385.19%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VTR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Ventas from $102.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Argus upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $92.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Ventas from $94.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued 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 $98.91.

About Ventas

Ventas, Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a real estate investment trust focused on healthcare and senior housing properties. The company owns, manages and develops a diversified portfolio of healthcare-related real estate, including senior living communities, medical office buildings, life science and innovation centers, and other properties serving healthcare providers and institutions.

Ventas generally leases its properties to healthcare operators, physicians, health systems, universities and research organizations.