Kintegral Advisory LLC Sells 11,453 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Kintegral Advisory LLC cut its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 55.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,267 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 11,453 shares during the quarter. Kintegral Advisory LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $475,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VTR. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Ventas by 77.9% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 514 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,292 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the period. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 9,493 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $473,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 24,383 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,062,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 33,717 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,728,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total transaction of $2,296,125.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,529,016.93. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total transaction of $2,296,125.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $56,529,016.93. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total value of $209,028.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 104,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,761,255.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 64,238 shares of company stock valued at $3,705,058. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR stock traded up $0.89 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $61.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,452,787 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,292,468. The business has a fifty day moving average of $54.59 and a 200-day moving average of $48.58. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.33 and a 52 week high of $61.35. The company has a market cap of $24.76 billion, a PE ratio of -321.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.74). The company had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Ventas had a negative net margin of 3.33% and a negative return on equity of 1.63%. Ventas’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the subject of several research reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Ventas from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wolfe Research upgraded Ventas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on Ventas from $54.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Ventas from $52.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price target on Ventas from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.92.

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.