19,733 Shares in Ventas, Inc. $VTR Acquired by Oxbow Advisors LLC

Oxbow Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 19,733 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,752,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,904,293 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $302,114,000 after buying an additional 27,688 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,868,962 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $222,000,000 after buying an additional 70,459 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $474,571,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,346,111 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $104,095,000 after buying an additional 92,236 shares during the period. Finally, Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,851,968 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $143,305,000 after acquiring an additional 101,370 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other Ventas news, Director Michael J. Embler purchased 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $78.81 per share, for a total transaction of $197,025.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 19,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,513,309.62. This represents a 14.97% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho boosted their price target on Ventas from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Ventas from $97.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.00.

Ventas Price Performance

VTR stock opened at $91.24 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $46.80 billion, a PE ratio of 168.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $90.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.83. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.38 and a 12-month high of $101.60.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.68 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 1.99% and a net margin of 4.08%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.89 EPS for the current year.

About Ventas

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.