Ventas, Inc. $VTR Shares Sold by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans trimmed its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 6.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 108,146 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 7,972 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Ventas were worth $8,369,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 65.5% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 455 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 32.0% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 569 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ventas Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE VTR opened at $88.38 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 160.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.74. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $61.76 and a 52-week high of $91.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $85.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.25%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the 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 transaction, the director directly owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,557,079.80. This represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.63.

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.