Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Purchased by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 52,609 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 4,715 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Ventas were worth $3,322,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,740,422,000 after acquiring an additional 2,440,551 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 9.5% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,224,203,000 after acquiring an additional 2,811,241 shares during the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 10.5% in the first quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 7,889,848 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $542,506,000 after acquiring an additional 751,587 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 4.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,414,404 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $441,056,000 after acquiring an additional 281,232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.1% in the first 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 during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total transaction of $2,033,536.59. Following the completion of 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 2,554 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.26, for a total value of $179,444.04. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 116,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,184,446.88. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 107,523 shares of company stock valued at $7,286,192. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VTR opened at $67.93 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $30.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 157.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.68 and a 52 week high of $71.36. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.38.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.80 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Ventas's payout ratio is 446.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $77.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on Ventas in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $73.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ventas currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $75.23.

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.

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