Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Acquires Shares of 11,291 Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 11,291 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $665,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 66.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 527 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in Ventas by 1,039.4% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 809 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total value of $27,548.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,128,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at $80,098,153. The trade was a 0.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at $716,373. This represents a 25.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 313,888 shares of company stock valued at $21,536,515 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on VTR shares. Baird R W upgraded Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. StockNews.com cut Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wedbush lifted their price target on Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $73.00.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR stock traded down $0.89 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $65.12. The stock had a trading volume of 3,435,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,713,266. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $46.66 and a twelve month high of $71.36. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.39 billion, a PE ratio of 342.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.78 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.95%. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas's payout ratio is currently 581.82%.

About Ventas

Ventas Inc NYSE: VTR is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments.