Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.350-3.460 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Ventas Trading Up 0.7 %

Ventas stock traded up $0.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $59.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,215,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,397,319. Ventas has a one year low of $41.45 and a one year high of $67.61. The stock has a market cap of $25.16 billion, a PE ratio of -352.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $59.49 and a 200-day moving average of $61.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a negative net margin of 1.38% and a negative return on equity of 0.69%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Ventas will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1,058.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on VTR shares. Baird R W upgraded Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Robert W. Baird raised Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $68.71.

Ventas Company 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.