Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Takes $371,000 Position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,294 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $371,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP now owns 29,695 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,749,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in Ventas by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 34,973 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,060,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 5,186 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $305,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighPoint Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,459 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.76, for a total value of $93,025.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 27,454 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,750,467.04. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total transaction 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 $77,644,115.46. This trade represents a 15.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 311,481 shares of company stock valued at $21,385,983 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company's stock.

Ventas Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of VTR opened at $65.78 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 346.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $46.66 and a 52 week high of $71.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 581.82%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on VTR. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Argus set a $75.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $73.00.

About Ventas

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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