Swedbank AB Buys 34,329 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Swedbank AB increased its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 473,258 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 34,329 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Ventas were worth $36,621,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 32.0% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 569 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Mizuho set a $98.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.00.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $88.22 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $42.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 160.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.25. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.88. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.76 and a fifty-two week high of $91.06.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. Ventas’s revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 378.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Ventas 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.