Ventas, Inc. $VTR Position Lowered by Forsta AP Fonden

Forsta AP Fonden decreased its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 44.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 86,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 68,100 shares during the quarter. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in Ventas were worth $6,693,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position 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 worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 1,848.5% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 643 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Mizuho set a $98.00 target price on Ventas in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.19.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR stock opened at $81.58 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The business has a 50 day moving average of $85.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.32. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.76 and a 52 week high of $91.06. The company has a market cap of $39.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.33, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.71.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.01). The business 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

About Ventas

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.