Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Acquired by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,481,514 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 96,716 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $223,359,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 315.0% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,218,555 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $135,598,000 after buying an additional 2,443,076 shares in the last quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Ventas in the third quarter valued at $77,297,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 7.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,246,452 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $937,243,000 after purchasing an additional 1,483,908 shares during the last quarter. Rush Island Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas during the third quarter worth about $56,815,000. Finally, Vision Capital Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,598,000. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 18,500 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.11, for a total transaction of $871,535.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 176,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,310,345.33. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Ventas Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of VTR opened at $47.44 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $43.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -249.68, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $39.33 and a twelve month high of $50.99.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.79%. Ventas’s payout ratio is -947.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $46.00 price target (down previously from $52.00) on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ventas from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, March 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 target price for the company. StockNews.com cut Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, Bank of America raised Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $48.00 to $53.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.25.

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.