Tredje AP fonden Sells 31,794 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Tredje AP fonden trimmed its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 50.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,795 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 31,794 shares during the quarter. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Ventas were worth $1,872,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd boosted its position in Ventas by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 1,483,586 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $87,375,000 after acquiring an additional 33,670 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc boosted its position in Ventas by 25.6% during the 4th quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 106,468 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,270,000 after acquiring an additional 21,721 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,335,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 726.8% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,267 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $310,000 after acquiring an additional 4,630 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,166 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 661 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,373. The trade was a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,128,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $80,098,153. This represents a 0.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 260,227 shares of company stock worth $17,769,097. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $66.91 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $29.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 352.19, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of $62.98 and a 200 day moving average of $62.88. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $41.45 and a twelve month high of $71.04.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. As a group, research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.87%. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 1,010.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Robert W. Baird raised Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho dropped their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $72.20.

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.