Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Acquired by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 15.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,597 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,730 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Ventas were worth $866,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new position in Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $124,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ventas by 37.5% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 883 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. raised its stake in Ventas by 699.9% in the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 145,106 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,977,000 after purchasing an additional 126,965 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Ventas by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 64,255 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,418,000 after purchasing an additional 2,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFG Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $217,000. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 23,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.23, for a total transaction of $1,509,405.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,650 shares in the company, valued at $7,492,429.50. This trade represents a 16.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 168,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.36, for a total value of $11,001,264.48. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,004,271.04. This trade represents a 49.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 378,391 shares of company stock worth $24,809,760. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Ventas from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $70.00 to $72.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.90.

Ventas Stock Performance

NYSE VTR opened at $68.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $31.15 billion, a PE ratio of 159.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.68 and a twelve month high of $71.36. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.45.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.37 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 1.75% and a net margin of 3.61%. The company’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 446.51%.

Ventas Company Profile

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.