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

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Director Michael Embler purchased 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $78.81 per share, for a total transaction of $197,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 19,202 shares in the company, valued at $1,513,309.62. The trade was a 14.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Ventas Stock Up 3.8%

NYSE VTR opened at $82.13 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $39.93 billion, a PE ratio of 149.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.71. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $61.76 and a one year high of $91.06. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.05 and its 200 day simple 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 (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.65 billion for 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 firm’s revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VTR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTR. DV Trading LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 59,900.0% in the 1st quarter. DV Trading LLC now owns 3,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,069 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $415,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 10,124 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $828,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares during the period. Summitry LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 14.6% in the 1st quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 4,907 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $401,000 after purchasing an additional 627 shares during the period. Finally, Groupe la Francaise acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the 1st quarter valued at $566,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.