Townsquare Capital LLC Takes Position in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,480 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $377,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Ventas by 1,334.6% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 373 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Franchise Capital Ltd bought a new position in Ventas during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 1st quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new position in Ventas during the 1st quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $72.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ventas has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $73.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 14,753 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.60, for a total transaction of $967,796.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,157,592. The trade was a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 168,318 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.36, for a total value of $11,001,264.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at $11,004,271.04. This trade represents a 49.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 307,340 shares of company stock valued at $20,221,787. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Ventas Trading Down 0.1%

VTR stock traded down $0.0780 during trading on Thursday, reaching $69.1020. The company had a trading volume of 807,737 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,073,052. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.68 and a 52 week high of $71.36. The business has a 50 day moving average of $65.45 and a 200 day moving average of $65.80. The company has a market cap of $31.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 160.88, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.87.

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

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.