Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) CFO Sells $271,451.52 in Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) CFO Robert F. Probst sold 4,098 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.24, for a total value of $271,451.52. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,152,431.36. The trade was a 2.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Ventas Stock Up 0.7%

NYSE:VTR traded up $0.43 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $65.80. 2,416,660 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,928,048. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $52.79 and a twelve month high of $71.36. The stock has a market cap of $29.70 billion, a PE ratio of 199.39, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.32. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $63.83 and a 200 day moving average of $64.37.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.02. Ventas had a return on equity of 1.36% and a net margin of 2.80%. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. The business's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VTR. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Ventas from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $70.00 to $72.00 in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ventas

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at $9,573,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,166 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 661 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 49.4% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 201,422 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $11,862,000 after purchasing an additional 66,619 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 60,079 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,538,000 after purchasing an additional 1,673 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 61,405 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $3,616,000 after purchasing an additional 630 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

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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