Ventas, Inc. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.52 (NYSE:VTR)

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.52 per share by the real estate investment trust on Thursday, July 16th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th.

Ventas has decreased its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 1 years. Ventas has a dividend payout ratio of 270.1% meaning the company cannot currently cover its dividend with earnings alone and is relying on its balance sheet to cover its dividend payments. Equities analysts expect Ventas to earn $4.20 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.08 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 49.5%.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $90.35 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $84.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $81.07. Ventas has a 1-year low of $61.76 and a 1-year high of $90.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The company has a market cap of $43.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 164.27, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.74.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ventas will post 3.85 EPS for the current year.

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.