Insigneo Advisory Services LLC Makes New $407,000 Investment in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,919 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $407,000.

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

Ventas Price Performance

Ventas stock opened at $62.67 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 189.90, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.89. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $49.48 and a 1 year high of $71.36. The business has a 50-day moving average of $65.42 and a 200-day moving average of $63.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

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

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 581.82%.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In related news, 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 value of $601,624.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,661,697.80. The trade was a 0.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 23,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.23, for a total value of $1,509,405.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 116,650 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,492,429.50. This represents a 16.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 165,586 shares of company stock worth $10,997,929. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. 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. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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.

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