Quadrature Capital Ltd Acquires New Holdings in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 24,846 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,569,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Scotia Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.5% during the second quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 13,936 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $880,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment boosted its stake in Ventas by 1.2% in the second quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 575,839 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $36,364,000 after buying an additional 6,661 shares in the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System grew its position in Ventas by 1.5% during the second quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 429,280 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,109,000 after acquiring an additional 6,480 shares during the last quarter. B&I Capital AG lifted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. B&I Capital AG now owns 150,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,485,000 after acquiring an additional 7,350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 33,591 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.77, for a total transaction of $2,578,781.07. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 168,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,925,304.28. This represents a 16.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,924 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total value of $294,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 112,564 shares in the company, valued at $8,442,300. The trade was a 3.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 698,912 shares of company stock valued at $51,454,499 in the last ninety days. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on VTR. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Ventas from $74.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Ventas from $77.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Ventas from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.93.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VTR opened at $80.66 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market cap of $37.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 155.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.30. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.68 and a fifty-two week high of $80.99.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.01. Ventas had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 2.10%. The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.5% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.450-3.480 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 369.23%.

Ventas Profile

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.