Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Acquired by Militia Capital Partners LP

Militia Capital Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 255.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,400 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,600 shares during the period. Militia Capital Partners LP’s holdings in Ventas were worth $440,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.9% during the first quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 4,440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $305,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.6% during the first quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,674 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $734,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 0.6% during the first quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems now owns 28,574 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,965,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 7.1% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $199,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 17.9% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,313 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $69.45 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.68 and a twelve month high of $71.36. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $67.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.56 billion, a PE ratio of 161.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

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

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.80, for a total transaction of $699,831.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,678,121. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total value of $2,033,536.59. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at $11,531,250.36. This trade represents a 14.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 276,788 shares of company stock worth $18,279,081 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VTR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 price target (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $74.36.

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.