Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Sold by Quantbot Technologies LP

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP reduced its holdings in Ventas, Inc. by 93.4%, owning only 2,502 shares after selling 35,217 shares in the first quarter, which valued their stake at $172,000.
• Other institutional investors, including Vanguard Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., increased their stakes in Ventas, with Vanguard holding approximately $4.74 billion worth of shares.
• Insider sales included the CEO and CFO, who sold significant shares, indicating changes in ownership dynamics within the company.

Quantbot Technologies LP lessened its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 93.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,502 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 35,217 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Ventas were worth $172,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. RWA Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $495,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 2,305.0% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 918,277 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $63,141,000 after acquiring an additional 880,095 shares in the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 400,522 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $27,540,000 after acquiring an additional 127,820 shares in the last quarter. Qtron Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 1st quarter worth approximately $665,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,402,413 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $440,230,000 after acquiring an additional 194,860 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Ventas Trading Down 0.6%

VTR traded down $0.44 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $67.65. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,082,768 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,050,615. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $66.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $66.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 0.68 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market cap of $30.74 billion, a PE ratio of 157.31, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.87. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.68 and a twelve month high of $71.36.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.40, for a total transaction of $695,702.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at $77,219,843. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total value of $2,033,536.59. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,531,250.36. The trade was a 14.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 266,466 shares of company stock valued at $17,579,249. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Argus restated a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $74.36.

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.