Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Buys 72,950 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 95.7% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 149,177 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 72,950 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Ventas were worth $12,200,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas by 856.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,926 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $545,000 after purchasing an additional 7,097 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Ventas by 6.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,373 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $576,000 after buying an additional 536 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Ventas by 46.8% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 36,826 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,532,000 after buying an additional 11,739 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in Ventas by 130.4% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 21,613 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,486,000 after acquiring an additional 12,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the second quarter valued at $805,000. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Michael J. Embler acquired 2,500 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $78.81 per share, for a total transaction of $197,025.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 19,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of Ventas 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 sale, the director directly owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ventas Trading Up 0.1%

VTR stock opened at $92.57 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $45.00 billion, a PE ratio of 168.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.70. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.06 and a 12 month high of $92.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $85.92 and its 200 day moving average is $83.20. 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 (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share (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 net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. Ventas’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 378.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on VTR. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho set a $98.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, May 4th. UBS Group increased their price target on Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.00.

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.