Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda Purchases New Shares in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,459 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $380,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 66.2% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 527 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Ventas by 1,039.4% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 809 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Argus set a $75.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. StockNews.com upgraded Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $72.90.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 44,551 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.06, for a total transaction of $3,165,794.06. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,145,695 shares of the company's stock, valued at $81,413,086.70. This trade represents a 3.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total value of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares of the company's stock, valued at $716,373. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 304,778 shares of company stock valued at $20,934,891. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR stock traded up $0.97 on Friday, reaching $66.51. The stock had a trading volume of 2,895,597 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,699,229. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $46.53 and a 12 month high of $71.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 350.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. The firm's 50-day moving average is $67.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is an increase from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. Ventas's payout ratio is presently 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.