Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Acquired by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Key Points

• Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in Ventas, Inc. by 141.4%, owning 37,333 shares valued at approximately $2.36 million after acquiring an additional 21,866 shares in Q2.
• CEO Debra A. Cafaro and CFO Robert F. Probst sold a total of 183,071 shares of the company's stock in a single day, amounting to over $11 million in transactions.
• Ventas has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, which will be payable on October 16, representing a 2.8% annual yield.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 141.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,333 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 21,866 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Ventas were worth $2,358,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Ventas by 54.5% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,336 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $300,000 after buying an additional 1,530 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Ventas by 53.9% in the first quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 811 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Ventas by 20.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,959 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $685,000 after acquiring an additional 1,660 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional purchased a new position in Ventas in the first quarter worth approximately $224,000. Finally, Tobam lifted its stake in Ventas by 135.7% in the first quarter. Tobam now owns 2,895 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $199,000 after acquiring an additional 1,667 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 14,753 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.60, for a total transaction of $967,796.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $75,157,592. This represents a 1.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 168,318 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.36, for a total value of $11,001,264.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,004,271.04. The trade was a 49.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 292,110 shares of company stock worth $19,354,742 over the last three months. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ventas Stock Up 0.1%

Ventas stock opened at $67.74 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.68 and a fifty-two week high of $71.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The company has a market capitalization of $30.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 157.53, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.39.

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

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 446.51%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Ventas in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Argus restated a "buy" rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $75.23.

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.

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