Debra Cafaro Sells 10,322 Shares of Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) CEO Debra Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.26, for a total value of $797,477.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $88,516,395.70. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VTR opened at $75.68 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.20. The company has a market cap of $35.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 145.53, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 0.32. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $56.91 and a one year high of $81.89.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.44 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.05% and a net margin of 4.28%.Ventas’s quarterly revenue was up 20.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.450-3.480 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 369.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VTR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Ventas by 2.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 73,598,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,151,182,000 after purchasing an additional 1,802,515 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 29,701,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,078,794,000 after purchasing an additional 387,495 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 28,927,015 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,038,176,000 after buying an additional 928,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,226,283 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $769,061,000 after buying an additional 574,663 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,601,143 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $462,002,000 after buying an additional 160,998 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VTR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, December 15th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Ventas from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.81.

About Ventas

Ventas, Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in healthcare-related real estate. The company acquires, owns and manages a diversified portfolio of properties serving the healthcare continuum, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science and research centers, and other properties leased to healthcare providers and operators. Ventas generates revenue through long-term leases, property management and selective development activities focused on meeting the real estate needs of the healthcare sector.

Ventas’ business model combines property ownership with active asset management and capital markets activity.