Farther Finance Advisors LLC Purchases 752 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,088 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 752 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $321,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Ventas by 3.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,440,551 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in 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 valued at $2,224,203,000 after purchasing an additional 2,811,241 shares during the period. Resolution Capital Ltd raised its stake in Ventas by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 7,889,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $542,506,000 after purchasing an additional 751,587 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Ventas by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,414,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $441,056,000 after purchasing an additional 281,232 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Ventas by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,402,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $440,230,000 after purchasing an additional 194,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $69.11 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $31.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 160.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $67.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $66.31. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $56.68 and a one year high of $71.36.

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

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. Ventas’s payout ratio is presently 446.51%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 14,753 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.60, for a total transaction of $967,796.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $75,157,592. The trade was a 1.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 168,318 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.36, for a total value of $11,001,264.48. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,004,271.04. This trade represents a 49.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 277,194 shares of company stock valued at $18,307,501. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.