Capital Investment Advisors LLC Has $766,000 Stock Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR – Get Rating) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,002 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 739 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $766,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Capital Analysts LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Private Trust Co. NA bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. EdgeRock Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Fairfield Bush & CO. bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $53,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Ventas from $44.50 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 23rd. StockNews.com began coverage on Ventas in a research report on Thursday. They set a “sell” rating on the stock. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Ventas from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Ventas from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 23rd. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on Ventas from $61.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Friday, December 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.27.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $44.24 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $35.33 and a 12 month high of $64.02. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $49.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 9th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.83). The company had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.04 billion. Ventas had a negative return on equity of 0.45% and a negative net margin of 1.15%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 2.99 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 3rd will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is -1,500.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 32,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.74, for a total value of $1,736,833.68. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 863,555 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,543,890.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Ventas Company Profile

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Ventas, Inc engages in the acquisition and ownership of seniors housing and healthcare properties. It operates through the following segments: Triple-Net Leased Properties, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Office Operations. The Triple-Net Leased Properties segment invests in and owns senior housing and healthcare properties.