Clark Capital Management Group Inc. Acquires 12,501 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Clark Capital Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 104,919 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,501 shares during the quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $7,343,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VTR. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 1,557.7% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 431 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 76.1% during the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 456 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in Ventas by 65.5% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 455 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Ventas during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $93.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, December 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total transaction of $801,606.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,114,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,515,880.44. This trade represents a 0.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 35,532 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $3,020,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 72,755 shares in the company, valued at $6,184,175. This trade represents a 32.81% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 86,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,931,397 in the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $86.68 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 160.52, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.45. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $60.15 and a 52 week high of $87.87.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.74). Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.31%.The business had revenue of ($1,229.71) million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.880 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 355.56%.

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.