Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Sold by Banco Santander S.A.

Banco Santander S.A. reduced its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 89.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,802 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 127,956 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $1,106,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VTR. Investment Management Corp of Ontario increased its holdings in Ventas by 1,019.0% in the second quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario now owns 133,061 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,403,000 after buying an additional 121,170 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lifted its holdings in Ventas by 97.7% during the 3rd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 36,713 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,570,000 after buying an additional 18,146 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $17,568,000. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $13,788,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its position in shares of Ventas by 28.5% during the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 83,524 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,846,000 after acquiring an additional 18,527 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total value of $801,606.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,114,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,515,880.44. This represents a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,930 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.25, for a total transaction of $2,312,092.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 138,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,694,026.50. The trade was a 17.78% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 86,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,931,397 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Down 0.1%

VTR stock opened at $86.38 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $41.03 billion, a PE ratio of 159.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.12. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.15 and a fifty-two week high of $87.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03.

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

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. Ventas’s payout ratio is 355.56%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on Ventas from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ventas currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.87.

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.