Brighton Jones LLC Invests $652,000 in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 9,314 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $652,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CW Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas in the first quarter worth $220,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Ventas by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 39,290 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,702,000 after buying an additional 6,029 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas by 149.4% in the 1st quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 15,458 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after buying an additional 9,261 shares in the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Ventas during the 1st quarter worth $217,000. Finally, Corebridge Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Ventas by 1.0% during the first quarter. Corebridge Financial Inc. now owns 100,314 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,898,000 after acquiring an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 33,591 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.77, for a total value of $2,578,781.07. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,925,304.28. This represents a 16.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 41,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.01, for a total transaction of $3,262,638.94. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $90,521,361.95. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 688,184 shares of company stock worth $50,726,248 over the last quarter. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $93.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.31.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $79.62 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.32. The business has a 50-day moving average of $76.94 and a 200-day moving average of $70.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 153.12, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.78. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.68 and a fifty-two week high of $81.89.

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

Ventas Dividend Announcement

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

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.