Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases 15,273 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 182.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,273 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $1,782,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. Investment Management Corp of Ontario raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 1,019.0% during the second quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario now owns 133,061 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,403,000 after acquiring an additional 121,170 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its position in Ventas by 97.7% during the 3rd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 36,713 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,570,000 after purchasing an additional 18,146 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP bought a new position in Ventas during the 2nd quarter worth $17,568,000. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Ventas during the 2nd quarter worth about $13,788,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its position in shares of Ventas by 28.5% in the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 83,524 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,846,000 after buying an additional 18,527 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ventas Stock Down 2.1%

Ventas stock opened at $84.97 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $60.15 and a 12-month high of $87.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $80.55 and its 200 day moving average is $75.58. The company has a market capitalization of $40.36 billion, a PE ratio of 157.35, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.73.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.74). Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.31%.The company had revenue of ($1,229.71) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.880 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 355.56%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,930 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.25, for a total transaction of $2,312,092.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 138,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,694,026.50. This represents a 17.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total value of $801,606.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,114,034 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,515,880.44. This represents a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 86,106 shares of company stock worth $6,931,397. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Ventas from $83.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.00.

Ventas Company Profile

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.