United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,340 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,185,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Angeles Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Ventas by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,329 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Ventas by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Ventas by 1.2% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 12,894 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ventas by 4.6% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,970 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $278,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in Ventas by 60.5% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 491 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ventas news, Director Michael J. Embler bought 2,500 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $78.81 per share, with a total value of $197,025.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 19,202 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $91.78 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $92.42 and a 200 day moving average of $87.57. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $66.38 and a 52 week high of $101.60. The company has a market cap of $47.08 billion, a PE ratio of 169.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays began coverage on Ventas in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $99.00 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on Ventas from $85.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Ventas from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $98.00.

Ventas Company 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.