Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Acquired by SCS Capital Management LLC

SCS Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 238,795 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 7,246 shares during the quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $18,576,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Ventas by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,948,003 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,876,856,000 after acquiring an additional 2,349,176 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Ventas by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 29,701,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,078,794,000 after acquiring an additional 387,495 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Ventas by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 28,927,015 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,038,176,000 after acquiring an additional 928,386 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,988,943 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,001,447,000 after purchasing an additional 475,633 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,601,143 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $462,002,000 after purchasing an additional 160,998 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, May 4th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three 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 $95.00.

Ventas Price Performance

NYSE:VTR opened at $84.55 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $41.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 153.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $85.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $82.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.25. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $61.76 and a 1-year high of $91.06.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.25%.Ventas’s revenue was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s payout ratio is presently 378.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

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.