Michael Embler Buys 2,500 Shares of Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Director Michael Embler purchased 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $78.81 per share, for a total transaction of $197,025.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 19,202 shares in the company, valued at $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $82.13 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $85.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.25. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $61.76 and a 1-year high of $91.06. The company has a market cap of $39.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 149.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.71.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.25%.The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.84 EPS. Ventas’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is 378.18%.

Institutional Trading of Ventas

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lifted its position in Ventas by 97.7% during the 3rd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 36,713 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,570,000 after acquiring an additional 18,146 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Ventas by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 73,598,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,151,182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,802,515 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Ventas by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,487,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $170,946,000 after acquiring an additional 85,340 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $919,000. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc lifted its position in Ventas by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 1,580,923 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $109,985,000 after acquiring an additional 120,825 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on VTR. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 price objective on Ventas in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup upped their target price on Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Ventas from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Mizuho set a $98.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Ventas from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.19.

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.