Bleakley Financial Group LLC Takes $906,000 Position in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Bleakley Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 11,703 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $906,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. PGGM Investments acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $98,686,000. Global Assets Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Ventas by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 3,986 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp grew its position in shares of Ventas by 121.5% in the fourth quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 48,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,778,000 after purchasing an additional 26,783 shares during the last quarter. Summitry LLC grew its position in Ventas by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 4,280 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $331,000 after buying an additional 421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its position in Ventas by 303.0% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 6,025 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $466,000 after buying an additional 4,530 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director directly owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VTR. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. Argus set a $88.00 price target on Ventas in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.00.

Ventas Stock Down 1.4%

Ventas stock opened at $84.55 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $61.76 and a 1-year high of $91.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 153.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $82.24.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.01). Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.84 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

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 given a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s payout ratio is 378.18%.

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.