SG Americas Securities LLC Has $10.20 Million Stake in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 191.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 131,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 86,630 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $10,196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Ventas during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 1,557.7% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 431 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Ventas by 76.1% during the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 456 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,114,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,515,880.44. The trade was a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,930 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.25, for a total value of $2,312,092.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 138,434 shares in the company, valued at $10,694,026.50. The trade was a 17.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 86,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,931,397. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

VTR stock opened at $82.00 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $83.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.59. The company has a market capitalization of $38.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 151.86, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.73. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $60.15 and a 52-week high of $88.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67.

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

Ventas Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Ventas from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Ventas from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $93.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.47.

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.