Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Director Walter Rakowich Sells 1,152 Shares of Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Director Walter Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $87.47 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.76 and a 12-month high of $91.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.74. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average of $85.05 and a 200 day moving average of $81.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is presently 378.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ventas

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its position in shares of Ventas by 97.7% during the third quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 36,713 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,570,000 after purchasing an additional 18,146 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted 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 worth $5,151,182,000 after buying an additional 1,802,515 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in Ventas by 3.6% during 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 buying an additional 85,340 shares during the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC bought a new position in Ventas during the third quarter valued at approximately $919,000. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc grew its holdings in Ventas by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 1,580,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $109,985,000 after buying an additional 120,825 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

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.