Militia Capital Partners LP Acquires 9,850 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Militia Capital Partners LP grew its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 66.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,850 shares during the quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP’s holdings in Ventas were worth $1,907,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $302,114,000 after acquiring an additional 27,688 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 73,598,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,151,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,802,515 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 3.6% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,487,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $170,946,000 after acquiring an additional 85,340 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 182.3% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 23,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after acquiring an additional 15,273 shares during the period. Finally, Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 93.5% in the third quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,750,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $122,524,000 after acquiring an additional 845,694 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ventas Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of VTR stock opened at $83.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $40.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 152.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.71. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $61.76 and a one year high of $91.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $85.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.25.

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

Ventas Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael J. Embler bought 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $78.81 per share, with a total value of $197,025.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 19,202 shares in the company, valued at $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial set a $94.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group raised their target price on Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.41.

Ventas Company 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.