Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Acquired by Allstate Corp

Allstate Corp lifted its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 121.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 48,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 26,783 shares during the quarter. Allstate Corp’s holdings in Ventas were worth $3,778,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Ventas by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,948,003 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,876,856,000 after buying an additional 2,349,176 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Ventas by 1.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 29,701,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,078,794,000 after purchasing an additional 387,495 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 3.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 28,927,015 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,038,176,000 after buying an additional 928,386 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,601,143 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $462,002,000 after buying an additional 160,998 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 1.7% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,402,941 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $448,142,000 after buying an additional 108,990 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Mizuho set a $98.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Argus set a $88.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.00.

Ventas Price Performance

Ventas stock opened at $88.08 on Thursday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.76 and a 12-month high of $91.06. The stock has a market cap of $42.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 160.15, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $85.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted 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). The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.84 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 378.18%.

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.