Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. Buys New Holdings in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 6,521 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $505,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the third quarter worth $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Ventas by 32.0% during 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 institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $93.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.00.

Ventas Stock Performance

Ventas stock opened at $88.22 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $85.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.82. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.76 and a twelve month high of $91.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The company has a market cap of $42.89 billion, a PE ratio of 160.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.74.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.25%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.52 dividend. 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 payout ratio is 378.18%.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ventas Profile

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.