Achmea Investment Management B.V. Has $4.57 Million Stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. grew its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 29.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 66,442 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 14,996 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V.'s holdings in Ventas were worth $4,568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Franchise Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Ventas in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Ventas by 1,039.4% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 809 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Transce3nd LLC acquired a new position in Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Ventas by 53.9% during the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 811 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on VTR. Royal Bank Of Canada increased 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. Mizuho increased their price target on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Argus set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $72.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ventas presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $72.90.

Ventas Price Performance

NYSE:VTR opened at $62.89 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $50.38 and a one year high of $71.36. The company has a market cap of $28.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 190.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.89. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $64.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.32.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.02. Ventas had a net margin of 2.80% and a return on equity of 1.36%. The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.78 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.05%. Ventas's payout ratio is 581.82%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,459 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.76, for a total transaction of $93,025.84. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 27,454 shares in the company, valued at $1,750,467.04. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 23,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.23, for a total transaction of $1,509,405.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 116,650 shares in the company, valued at $7,492,429.50. The trade was a 16.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 165,586 shares of company stock worth $10,997,929 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

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.

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