Franchise Capital Ltd Purchases 2,702 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Franchise Capital Ltd raised its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 574.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,172 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,702 shares during the period. Ventas makes up approximately 0.1% of Franchise Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Franchise Capital Ltd’s holdings in Ventas were worth $200,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $65,000. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $879,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,052 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $258,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 87.6% in the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,061 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,379,000 after buying an additional 9,369 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 14,753 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.60, for a total value of $967,796.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $75,157,592. This trade represents a 1.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 transaction of $11,001,264.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at $11,004,271.04. This trade represents a 49.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 292,110 shares of company stock worth $19,354,742 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on VTR. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $77.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.23.

Ventas Trading Down 0.7%

VTR opened at $69.26 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.48 billion, a PE ratio of 161.07, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.89. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $56.68 and a 1-year high of $71.36. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $68.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.38.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 3.61% and a return on equity of 1.75%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.