Ventas, Inc. $VTR Stake Increased by Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC

Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC lifted its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 93.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,750,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 845,694 shares during the period. Ventas comprises approximately 1.7% of Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC owned about 0.37% of Ventas worth $122,524,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ventas by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 73,598,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,151,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,802,515 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 387,495 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 5.2% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,998,629 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,781,267,000 after purchasing an additional 1,388,678 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 4.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,226,283 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $769,061,000 after purchasing an additional 574,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 2.5% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,601,143 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $462,002,000 after purchasing an additional 160,998 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.66, for a total transaction of $801,606.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,114,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,515,880.44. This represents a 0.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 35,532 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $3,020,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 72,755 shares in the company, valued at $6,184,175. The trade was a 32.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 86,106 shares of company stock worth $6,931,397 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $85.81 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market cap of $40.76 billion, a PE ratio of 158.91, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $81.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $76.12. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $60.15 and a twelve month high of $87.87.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by ($0.74). The business had revenue of ($1,229.71) million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.31%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.880 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is 355.56%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on VTR shares. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, February 13th. Argus set a $88.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Ventas from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.00.

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.