Ventas (VTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in healthcare-related real estate. The company acquires, owns and manages a diversified portfolio of properties serving the healthcare continuum, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science and research centers, and other properties leased to healthcare providers and operators. Ventas generates revenue through long-term leases, property management and selective development activities focused on meeting the real estate needs of the healthcare sector.

Ventas’ business model combines property ownership with active asset management and capital markets activity. The company leases space to a range of tenants that include senior living operators, healthcare systems, and research organizations, and it pursues a mix of ownership structures such as wholly owned properties and joint ventures. In addition to traditional real estate ownership, Ventas has historically provided structured financing and capital solutions to healthcare operators as part of its broader strategy to support operator stability and portfolio performance.

Founded in the late 1990s, Ventas has grown into a large, publicly traded REIT focused primarily on North American healthcare real estate, with additional selective investments in other developed markets. The company emphasizes portfolio diversification across property types, geographies and tenant relationships, and it pursues acquisitions, dispositions and strategic partnerships to reposition assets and create long-term value. Ventas is overseen by an experienced management team and board of directors that guide its capital allocation, risk management and operational strategies in the healthcare real estate sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $88.14 to $89.84
• 50-Day Range: $80.02 to $90.35
• 52-Week Range: $61.76 to $91.06
• Volume: 3.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.59 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $43.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 161.19
• Dividend Yield: 2.35%
• Price Target: $94.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ventas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ventas scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 419th out of 883 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ventas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 14 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Ventas is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ventas has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ventas are expected to grow by 8.81% in the coming year, from $3.86 to $4.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ventas is 161.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ventas is 161.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ventas has a PEG Ratio of 2.16. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ventas has a P/B Ratio of 3.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.11% of the float of Ventas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ventas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ventas has recently increased by 4.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ventas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ventas has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ventas is 378.18%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ventas will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.52% next year. This indicates that Ventas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Ventas has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Ventas this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for VTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Ventas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ventas insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $103,910.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.53% of the stock of Ventas is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.18% of the stock of Ventas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/16 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/16 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/27/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VTR
• CIK: 740260
• Web: www.ventasreit.com
• Phone: (877) 483-6827
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 450
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ventas: $94.63
• High Price Target: $110.00
• Low Price Target: $78.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 161.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.97
• P/E Growth: 2.16
• Net Income: $251.38 million
• Net Margins: 4.25%
• Pretax Margin: 3.24%
• Return on Equity: 2.09%
• Return on Assets: 0.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 0.25
• Quick Ratio: 0.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.39
• Cash Flow: $3.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.50
• Book Value: $27.11 per share
• Price / Book: 3.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 486,170,000
• Free Float: 483,593,000
• Market Cap: $43.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74