Ventas (VTR) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Ventas?

Ventas has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , BMO Capital Markets , Cantor Fitzgerald , Citigroup , Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft , Mizuho , Raymond James Financial , Royal Bank Of Canada , Scotiabank , Weiss Ratings , and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

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Ventas - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 17 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
14

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Ventas in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, and 14 have given a buy rating for VTR.

Consensus Price Target

$99.00
10.08% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Ventas, the average price target is $99.00. The highest price target for VTR is $110.00, while the lowest price target for VTR is $88.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 10.08% from the current price of $89.94.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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VTR Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/8/25 to 9/8/26	1 Month Ago 8/9/25 to 8/9/26	3 Months Ago 6/10/25 to 6/10/26	1 Year Ago 9/8/24 to 9/8/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	14 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$99.00	$97.56	$95.19	$74.36
Forecasted Upside	10.08% Upside	4.54% Upside	12.45% Upside	9.19% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

VTR Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

VTR Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Ventas Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Ventas	Real Estate Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.82	2.31	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	9.83% Upside	39.06% Upside	15.09% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent VTR News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/2/2026	Scotiabank 4 of 5 stars	Nicholas Yulico 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$93.00 ➝ $95.00	+3.14%
9/1/2026	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	John Kilichowski 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$96.00 ➝ $104.00	+14.06%
8/31/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Richard Hightower 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$99.00 ➝ $102.00	+11.14%
8/14/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Carroll Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$98.00 ➝ $99.00	+8.56%
8/11/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Juan Sanabria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$105.00 ➝ $107.00	+16.42%
8/4/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nick Joseph Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$100.00 ➝ $110.00	+20.94%
7/31/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$97.00 ➝ $102.00	+11.91%
7/22/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vikram Malhotra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$98.00 ➝ $104.00	+7.10%
7/21/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)
6/16/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Rodgers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$94.00	+12.11%
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6/16/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$100.00	+19.88%
5/19/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$110.00	+24.82%
5/12/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Petersen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$97.00 ➝ $100.00	+12.85%
5/11/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Mueller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$93.00 ➝ $94.00	+7.60%
5/7/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Todd M. Thomas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$90.00 ➝ $95.00	+11.10%
5/4/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Goldsmith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$85.00 ➝ $93.00	+5.55%
4/29/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$95.00	+8.90%
2/13/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Hill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$90.00	+5.70%
2/10/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Marie Ferguson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$88.00	+5.52%
2/14/2025	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$69.00 ➝ $78.00	+18.10%
1/17/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Rodgers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$66.00 ➝ $65.00	+11.31%

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Should I Buy Ventas Stock? VTR Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Ventas pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Ventas
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Ventas, Inc.:

Ventas, Inc. recently reported strong financial performance for the quarter ended July 29, 2026, with revenue of $1.73 billion, which exceeded analyst estimates of $1.68 billion and represented a 21.7% year-over-year increase, demonstrating robust growth in its healthcare real estate portfolio.
The company's stock is currently trading at $90.27, which is below the consensus price target of $99.00 set by fourteen analysts who have issued a Buy rating, suggesting potential upside for investors as the stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating.
Institutional investor confidence is high, with 94.18% of the company's stock owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors, and recent filings show significant new positions being taken by major firms like Wellington Management Group LLP and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio in the second quarter of 2026.
Ventas, Inc. offers a dividend yield of 2.26%, providing a steady income stream for investors, which is particularly attractive given the company's focus on the growing senior housing and healthcare sector driven by the aging baby boomer population.
The company has a low beta of 0.70, indicating that its stock is less volatile than the overall market, which may appeal to investors seeking stability in their portfolio while still participating in the growth of the healthcare real estate sector.

Ventas
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Ventas, Inc. for these reasons:

The company's price-to-earnings ratio is 167.17, which is significantly higher than the market average, suggesting that the stock may be overvalued relative to its current earnings, and investors should be cautious about the high valuation.
Ventas, Inc. has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, indicating a moderate level of leverage, which could be a concern for investors if interest rates rise or if the company faces financial difficulties in servicing its debt.
The company's quick ratio and current ratio are both 0.44, which is below 1.0, suggesting that Ventas, Inc. may have limited liquidity to cover its short-term liabilities, potentially posing a risk in a downturn or if cash flow is disrupted.
Recent insider trading activity shows that several executives, including CEO Debra A. Cafaro and CFO Robert F. Probst, have sold shares in the first half of 2026, which could be interpreted as a lack of confidence in the company's future performance or a desire to diversify their personal holdings.
The stock has experienced a decline of 1.84% from the previous close of $92.11 to the current price of $90.27, and it is trading below its 50-day moving average of $92.94, indicating short-term downward momentum that could continue if broader market conditions weaken.

VTR Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Ventas is $99.00, with a high forecast of $110.00 and a low forecast of $88.00.

17 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ventas in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VTR shares.

According to analysts, Ventas's stock has a predicted upside of 10.08% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Ventas's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Ventas has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Mizuho, Raymond James Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, Scotiabank, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Ventas more than other "real estate" companies. The consensus rating for Ventas is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "real estate" companies is Hold. Learn more on how VTR compares to other companies.

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Ventas (VTR) Stock Forecast & Price Target