World Investment Advisors Takes Position in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

World Investment Advisors bought a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 24,736 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,914,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Ventas by 856.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,926 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $545,000 after buying an additional 7,097 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 6.8% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,373 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $576,000 after buying an additional 536 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in Ventas by 46.8% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,826 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,532,000 after buying an additional 11,739 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Ventas by 130.4% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 21,613 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,486,000 after buying an additional 12,233 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the second quarter worth $805,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VTR shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Ventas from $95.00 to $88.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Ventas in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $94.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.00.

Ventas Stock Up 0.0%

VTR stock opened at $81.61 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.58. The company has a market capitalization of $39.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.38, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.71. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.76 and a twelve month high of $91.06.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.25%.Ventas’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 378.18%.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, Director Michael J. Embler acquired 2,500 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $78.81 per share, for a total transaction of $197,025.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.