Inspire Investing LLC Grows Stock Position in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,353 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,417 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $2,990,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Ventas in the first quarter valued at about $359,113,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Ventas by 9.5% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,347,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,224,203,000 after buying an additional 2,811,241 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Ventas by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 68,941,561 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,740,422,000 after acquiring an additional 2,440,551 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Ventas by 289.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,603,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $110,243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,191,773 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,649,367 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $250,930,000 after buying an additional 1,056,447 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on VTR shares. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $73.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of Ventas in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $77.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Argus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.23.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.24, for a total transaction of $725,017.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $80,473,616.80. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 2,554 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.26, for a total value of $179,444.04. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 116,488 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,184,446.88. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 292,110 shares of company stock valued at $19,354,742. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR stock opened at $67.74 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 157.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.89. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.68 and a 52 week high of $71.36. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $68.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $66.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.02. Ventas had a net margin of 3.61% and a return on equity of 1.75%. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 446.51%.

About Ventas

Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust focused on delivering strong, sustainable shareholder returns by enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The Company's growth is fueled by its senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments.