Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Sold by BDF Gestion

BDF Gestion decreased its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 47,902 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 9,960 shares during the quarter. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Ventas were worth $3,353,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ventas by 4.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,796,312 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,533,937,000 after purchasing an additional 2,854,751 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,998,629 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,781,267,000 after buying an additional 1,388,678 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,226,283 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $769,061,000 after buying an additional 574,663 shares during the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 7,889,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $542,506,000 after buying an additional 751,587 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Ventas by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,414,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $441,056,000 after acquiring an additional 281,232 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of VTR opened at $79.13 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.68 and a fifty-two week high of $81.89. The company has a market capitalization of $37.17 billion, a PE ratio of 152.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $76.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 0.32.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.05% and a net margin of 4.28%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.80 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.450-3.480 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 369.23%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,924 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $294,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 112,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,442,300. The trade was a 3.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 317,258 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.24, for a total value of $23,553,233.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at $85,056,396.80. This trade represents a 21.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 688,184 shares of company stock worth $50,726,248 in the last quarter. 0.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on VTR. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 target price (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.31.

Ventas 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.