Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Purchased by Voya Investment Management LLC

Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 3.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 122,962 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,746 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $8,455,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 1st quarter valued at about $359,113,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Ventas by 9.5% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,224,203,000 after purchasing an additional 2,811,241 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Ventas by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,740,422,000 after buying an additional 2,440,551 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Ventas by 289.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,603,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $110,243,000 after buying an additional 1,191,773 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 40.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,649,367 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $250,930,000 after acquiring an additional 1,056,447 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total value of $2,033,536.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at $11,531,250.36. This represents a 14.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 406 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total transaction of $28,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,475,740. This trade represents a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 277,194 shares of company stock valued at $18,307,501 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on VTR shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Argus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.27.

Ventas Price Performance

VTR opened at $67.33 on Thursday. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $56.68 and a 52-week high of $71.36. The company has a 50 day moving average of $67.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $66.32. The company has a market cap of $30.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 156.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.02. Ventas had a net margin of 3.61% and a return on equity of 1.75%. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Profile

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.