Marino Stram & Associates LLC Purchases 350 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Marino Stram & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 16,259 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 350 shares during the quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $810,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 4,831.0% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 231,856 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,556,000 after acquiring an additional 227,154 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.2% during the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 776,160 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,700,000 after purchasing an additional 9,194 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 114.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 47,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,371,000 after purchasing an additional 25,442 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 25,664 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,289,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 110,590 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,512,000 after purchasing an additional 1,447 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Down 1.0 %

VTR stock traded down $0.42 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $41.82. The stock had a trading volume of 657,390 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,421,145. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $39.33 and a one year high of $50.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The company’s 50 day moving average is $43.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.99. The company has a market capitalization of $16.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -378.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.26.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 1st will be given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 28th. Ventas’s payout ratio is -1,636.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Ventas from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ventas from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 18th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $48.00 to $53.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.54.

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.