Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Acquired by Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 12.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,463,551 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 509,535 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG owned about 1.06% of Ventas worth $262,859,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at about $340,282,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 60.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,207,553 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $365,563,000 after purchasing an additional 2,347,705 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 1,489.5% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,456,112 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $85,750,000 after purchasing an additional 1,364,504 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Ventas by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,501,010 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,916,244,000 after acquiring an additional 912,813 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in Ventas by 56.0% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,499,228 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $147,180,000 after acquiring an additional 896,717 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Ventas Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:VTR traded down $0.95 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $64.18. The stock had a trading volume of 3,095,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,714,792. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $67.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market cap of $28.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 337.81, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $46.66 and a fifty-two week high of $71.36.

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

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.99%. This is an increase from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Ventas's payout ratio is presently 581.82%.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at $716,373. The trade was a 25.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 9,110 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.04, for a total transaction of $601,624.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,145,695 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $75,661,697.80. This represents a 0.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 313,888 shares of company stock worth $21,536,515. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $73.00.

Ventas Profile

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.