Insider Selling: Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) CEO Sells 6,827 Shares of Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 6,827 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.20, for a total transaction of $431,466.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 986,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,360,514.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of Ventas stock traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $62.86. 2,490,056 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,320,945. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $56.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.33 and a 52 week high of $63.46.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VTR. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at $231,512,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $135,425,000. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new position in Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $73,517,000. Centersquare Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Ventas by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 7,806,396 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $345,667,000 after buying an additional 802,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC grew its stake in Ventas by 65.6% in the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,486,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $74,091,000 after buying an additional 588,818 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on VTR. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $54.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 30th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Ventas to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.50.

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.