Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fourteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $95.1875.

Several analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, March 27th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Ventas from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. KeyCorp raised their target price on Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st.

Ventas Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of VTR stock opened at $84.65 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.15 billion, a PE ratio of 153.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.71. Ventas has a fifty-two week low of $61.76 and a fifty-two week high of $91.06. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.25.

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

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 378.18%.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, Director Michael J. Embler acquired 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $78.81 per share, with a total value of $197,025.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 19,202 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, 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 value of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ventas

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VTR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 73,598,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,151,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,802,515 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 3.6% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,487,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $170,946,000 after acquiring an additional 85,340 shares in the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas in the third quarter valued at approximately $919,000. Aberdeen Group plc lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 8.3% in the third quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 1,580,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $109,985,000 after acquiring an additional 120,825 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 182.3% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 23,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after acquiring an additional 15,273 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.