World Investment Advisors Invests $1.91 Million in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

World Investment Advisors bought a new position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 24,736 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,914,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its position in Ventas by 65.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 455 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 3rd quarter valued at about $39,000. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Argus set a $88.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.00.

Ventas Stock Down 2.8%

NYSE:VTR opened at $87.47 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $42.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 159.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 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. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.76 and a fifty-two week high of $91.06. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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. Corporate 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.