IFM Investors Pty Ltd Has $11.17 Million Stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 3.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 174,244 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 5,139 shares during the quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd's holdings in Ventas were worth $11,174,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP raised 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 worth $1,749,000 after buying an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.4% during 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 in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 1.6% during the first quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,674 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $734,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Ventas by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $396,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Retirement Systems grew its stake in shares of Ventas by 0.6% in the first quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems now owns 28,574 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,965,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 69,592 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.59, for a total transaction of $4,494,947.28. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,874,630.76. The trade was a 29.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 23,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.23, for a total value of $1,509,405.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 116,650 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,492,429.50. This trade represents a 16.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 121,035 shares of company stock worth $7,832,135. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $70.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective 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, Argus set a $75.00 price objective on Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $72.90.

Ventas Stock Performance

VTR stock remained flat at $62.93 during mid-day trading on Friday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,328,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,882,258. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $51.57 and a 52 week high of $71.36. The company has a fifty day moving average of $64.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.03. The company has a market cap of $28.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 190.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.32.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 2.80% and a return on equity of 1.36%. Ventas's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 EPS. As a group, analysts predict 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 paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%. Ventas's payout ratio is currently 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.