Ventas, Inc. $VTR Stock Position Increased by Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC

Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC boosted its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 25.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 376,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 77,066 shares during the quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC owned about 0.08% of Ventas worth $25,921,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,440,551 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 9.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 2,811,241 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,414,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $441,056,000 after purchasing an additional 281,232 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,402,413 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $440,230,000 after purchasing an additional 194,860 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Ventas by 3.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,338,089 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $435,806,000 after acquiring an additional 233,639 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 10,322 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.40, for a total value of $695,702.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,219,843. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 23,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.23, for a total transaction of $1,509,405.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 116,650 shares in the company, valued at $7,492,429.50. This trade represents a 16.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 307,340 shares of company stock valued at $20,221,787 in the last 90 days. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ventas Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of VTR stock opened at $67.7150 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $56.68 and a 1 year high of $71.36. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $65.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 157.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.02. Ventas had a net margin of 3.61% and a return on equity of 1.75%. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. Ventas’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.410-3.46 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Ventas from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $78.00 price objective (up previously from $74.00) on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $73.82.

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.