Gotham Asset Management LLC Acquires 224,935 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 71.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 539,154 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 224,935 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $41,720,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 0.7% in 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 during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted 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 valued at $5,151,182,000 after buying an additional 1,802,515 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in Ventas by 3.6% in 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 last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas by 93.5% in the third quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,750,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $122,524,000 after acquiring an additional 845,694 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 182.3% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 23,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,782,000 after acquiring an additional 15,273 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Ventas from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on Ventas from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $96.41.

Insider Activity

In other Ventas news, Director Michael J. Embler bought 2,500 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the purchase, the director owned 19,202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,513,309.62. This trade represents a 14.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Ventas Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of NYSE:VTR opened at $82.21 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 149.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $85.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $82.58. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $61.76 and a 52-week high of $91.06.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released 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). The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

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

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.