9,500 Shares in Ventas, Inc. $VTR Purchased by Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd

Key Points

• Gordian Capital Singapore acquired 9,500 shares of Ventas, Inc. valued at approximately $653,000 in Q1, joining other institutional investors where 94.18% of the stock is owned by them.
• CEO Debra A. Cafaro and CFO Robert F. Probst sold significant portions of their shares on July 14th, leading to a 1.27% and 49.99% decrease respectively in their holdings.
• Ventas reported a quarterly EPS of $0.87, beating estimates, with revenue up 18.3% year-over-year, while analysts have set new price targets averaging $74.36 for the stock.

Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd purchased a new position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 9,500 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $653,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Ventas in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Ventas by 1,334.6% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 373 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Franchise Capital Ltd bought a new position in Ventas in the first quarter worth about $32,000. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in Ventas in the first quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new position in Ventas in the first quarter worth about $41,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 14,753 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.60, for a total value of $967,796.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,157,592. The trade was a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 168,318 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.36, for a total transaction of $11,001,264.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,004,271.04. This trade represents a 49.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 266,466 shares of company stock worth $17,579,249. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ventas Price Performance

NYSE VTR opened at $67.53 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $56.68 and a 12 month high of $71.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.69 billion, a PE ratio of 157.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.87. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $66.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $66.11.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.02. Ventas had a net margin of 3.61% and a return on equity of 1.75%. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.80 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $78.00 target price (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.36.

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.

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