Toronto Dominion Bank Raises Position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 10.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 223,711 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 20,746 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank owned about 0.05% of Ventas worth $13,174,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP increased its holdings in Ventas by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP now owns 29,695 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,749,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Ventas by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 34,973 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,060,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Ventas by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 5,186 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in Ventas by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Ventas by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ventas Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of VTR stock traded up $0.54 on Friday, reaching $64.19. 1,797,456 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,750,580. The company has a market cap of $28.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 337.84, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50-day moving average of $66.67 and a 200-day moving average of $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. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $46.66 and a one year high of $71.36.

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 for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.99%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is presently 581.82%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on VTR shares. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Argus set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $73.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ventas news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 69,592 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.59, for a total value of $4,494,947.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,874,630.76. This trade represents a 29.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total transaction of $14,645,401.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,138,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $77,644,115.46. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 381,073 shares of company stock worth $25,880,930 in the last quarter. 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.