Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and thirteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $90.4667.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VTR shares. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $93.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, December 15th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total transaction of $801,606.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,114,034 shares in the company, valued at $86,515,880.44. The trade was a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,930 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.25, for a total value of $2,312,092.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 138,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,694,026.50. This represents a 17.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 86,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,931,397 over the last three months. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ventas

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $260,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in Ventas by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,938,480 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $150,051,000 after purchasing an additional 191,121 shares in the last quarter. Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at $1,258,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in Ventas by 38.6% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 36,893 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,855,000 after buying an additional 10,273 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in Ventas during the 4th quarter worth $1,914,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $82.00 on Friday. Ventas has a twelve month low of $60.15 and a twelve month high of $88.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 151.86, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $83.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.46.

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

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 355.56%.

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.