Ventas (NYSE:VTR) EVP Carey Roberts Sells 35,532 Shares

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) EVP Carey Roberts sold 35,532 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $3,020,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 72,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,184,175. This trade represents a 32.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Ventas Stock Performance

NYSE VTR opened at $85.15 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $60.15 and a 1-year high of $87.20. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.54 and a 200-day moving average of $73.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $40.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 157.68, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.77.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by ($0.74). The business had revenue of ($1,229.71) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.31%.The firm’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.880 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.52 dividend. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 385.19%.

Institutional Trading of Ventas

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital World Investors bought a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $594,116,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $474,571,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 32,509.3% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,648,776 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $359,722,000 after purchasing an additional 4,634,520 shares during the last quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 228.1% during the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 4,606,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $356,440,000 after purchasing an additional 3,202,323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 188.7% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,705,591 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $364,119,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075,450 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VTR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Ventas from $83.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $93.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Ventas from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.87.

About Ventas

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.