PharVision Advisers LLC Buys Shares of 4,718 Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,718 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $278,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 1,039.4% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 809 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the period. Transce3nd LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $48,000. Finally, State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 32.5% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 975 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,128,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $80,098,153. The trade was a 0.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,459 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.76, for a total transaction of $93,025.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 27,454 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,750,467.04. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 311,481 shares of company stock worth $21,385,983. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Argus set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $73.00.

Ventas Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of NYSE:VTR opened at $63.67 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 335.13, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $46.66 and a 1 year high of $71.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.78 earnings per share. Ventas's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Ventas's payout ratio is 581.82%.

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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