Quantinno Capital Management LP Purchases 4,559 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 13.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,842 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 4,559 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Ventas were worth $2,229,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position 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 buying an additional 738 shares during the period. Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $69,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,459 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.76, for a total value of $93,025.84. Following the sale, the director now owns 27,454 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,750,467.04. The trade was a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 44,551 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.06, for a total transaction of $3,165,794.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at $81,413,086.70. This represents a 3.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 381,073 shares of company stock valued at $25,880,930. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VTR. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of 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 shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Argus set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, March 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $73.00.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR stock traded up $0.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $64.19. The company had a trading volume of 1,797,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,750,580. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $46.66 and a 52-week high of $71.36. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $66.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market capitalization of $28.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 337.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.78 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research 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 issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 581.82%.

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.