Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec Acquires 9,874 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Key Points

• The Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec increased its holdings in Ventas, Inc. by 111.3%, acquiring 9,874 shares in the 1st quarter, bringing its total ownership to 18,746 shares worth approximately $1,289,000.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Ventas, with an average price target of $74.36, after several firms adjusted their ratings and forecasts positively.
• Sales by company insiders included CFO Robert F. Probst selling 168,318 shares and CEO Debra A. Cafaro selling 14,753 shares, indicating significant trading activity among executives.

Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec increased its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 111.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,746 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 9,874 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec's holdings in Ventas were worth $1,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VTR. Algert Global LLC purchased a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $642,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Ventas by 40.4% in the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,978 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 2,872 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Ventas by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 25,255 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,487,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Ventas by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 36,273 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,136,000 after purchasing an additional 2,287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $842,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on VTR shares. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $78.00 price objective (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Argus restated a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.36.

Ventas Trading Up 0.2%

Ventas stock opened at $67.88 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $30.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 157.87, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.87. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.68 and a fifty-two week high of $71.36. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $66.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $66.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 168,318 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.36, for a total value of $11,001,264.48. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,004,271.04. This represents a 49.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 14,753 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,157,592. This represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 276,788 shares of company stock worth $18,279,081. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Ventas Company 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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