Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Bought by MGO One Seven LLC

MGO One Seven LLC grew its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 67.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,336 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 10,227 shares during the quarter. MGO One Seven LLC's holdings in Ventas were worth $1,492,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in Ventas during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $64,000. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 18.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 9,952 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $634,000 after acquiring an additional 1,550 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp raised its position in Ventas by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 12,712 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $815,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Ventas by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,252,460 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $80,070,000 after purchasing an additional 128,945 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Ventas by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,557,480 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,767,261,000 after purchasing an additional 599,600 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Ventas news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,373. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total value of $14,645,401.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,138,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $77,644,115.46. This trade represents a 15.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 304,778 shares of company stock worth $20,934,891 over the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on VTR shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Baird R W raised Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $72.90.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR stock traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $69.57. 694,296 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,675,618. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $67.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.87. The firm has a market cap of $30.45 billion, a PE ratio of 366.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $43.64 and a 1-year high of $71.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This is an increase from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is 1,010.53%.

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.