International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 4,831.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 231,856 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 227,154 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC owned about 0.06% of Ventas worth $11,556,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.2% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 776,160 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $32,700,000 after purchasing an additional 9,194 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Ventas by 114.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 47,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,371,000 after buying an additional 25,442 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Ventas by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 25,664 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,289,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in Ventas by 315.0% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,218,555 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $135,598,000 after buying an additional 2,443,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in Ventas by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 110,590 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $5,512,000 after buying an additional 1,447 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Ventas Price Performance
VTR traded down $0.34 on Friday, hitting $42.83. 1,880,836 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,504,398. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $39.33 and a 12 month high of $50.99. The business has a 50-day moving average of $43.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -389.33, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.26.
Ventas Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 18th. Investors of record on Monday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.20%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is -1,636.21%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "equal weight" rating and set a $46.00 target price (down from $52.00) on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 26th. StockNews.com cut shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Bank of America raised shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $48.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Ventas from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $50.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, March 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $51.54.
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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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