Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 501,361 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 25,366 shares during the quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp owned 0.11% of Ventas worth $29,525,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its stake in Ventas by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 39,760 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,341,000 after purchasing an additional 12,969 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 726.8% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,267 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 4,630 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,028,015 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $296,100,000 after buying an additional 123,937 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Ventas by 2.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,557,480 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,767,261,000 after buying an additional 599,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, abrdn plc increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. abrdn plc now owns 1,092,561 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $64,051,000 after buying an additional 131,202 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity
In other Ventas news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 17,374 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.22, for a total value of $1,133,132.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 168,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,980,700.08. The trade was a 9.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,128,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at $80,098,153. This trade represents a 0.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 142,474 shares of company stock valued at $9,516,072. Insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.
Ventas Stock Performance
NYSE VTR traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $64.02. The company had a trading volume of 662,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,757,136. The business has a 50 day moving average of $66.42 and a 200-day moving average of $63.94. The company has a market cap of $28.89 billion, a PE ratio of 336.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $47.58 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.78 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.
Ventas Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Ventas's payout ratio is currently 581.82%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on VTR shares. Argus set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Wedbush raised their price target on Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. One investment 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $73.00.
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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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