Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Acquired by Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.

Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 178,920 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 20,244 shares during the quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $11,299,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas in the first quarter valued at $359,113,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Ventas by 9.5% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,224,203,000 after buying an additional 2,811,241 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ventas by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,740,422,000 after buying an additional 2,440,551 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ventas by 289.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,603,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $110,243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,191,773 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ventas by 40.7% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,649,367 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $250,930,000 after acquiring an additional 1,056,447 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $78.00 price target (up from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.23.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $70.40 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The company has a market capitalization of $31.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 163.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.89. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.68 and a twelve month high of $71.36. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.02. Ventas had a net margin of 3.61% and a return on equity of 1.75%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.80 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 446.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ventas news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 406 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total value of $28,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,475,740. This trade represents a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total value of $2,033,536.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,531,250.36. The trade was a 14.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 277,194 shares of company stock worth $18,307,501 over the last quarter. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Ventas

Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments.