Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Purchases New Shares in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 529 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $33,000.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its holdings in Ventas by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 4,440 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems raised its holdings in Ventas by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems now owns 28,574 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,965,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Ventas by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,896 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $199,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its holdings in Ventas by 17.9% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,313 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Naviter Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Ventas by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 30,169 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,074,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 2,554 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.26, for a total transaction of $179,444.04. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 116,488 shares in the company, valued at $8,184,446.88. The trade was a 2.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,691 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.49, for a total value of $2,033,536.59. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,531,250.36. This trade represents a 14.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 107,523 shares of company stock worth $7,286,192 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE VTR opened at $67.93 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $30.87 billion, a PE ratio of 157.98, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $56.68 and a 12 month high of $71.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $68.35 and a 200-day moving average of $66.38.

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

Ventas Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Ventas in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 target price for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $77.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.23.

About Ventas

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.