9,505 Shares in Ventas, Inc. $VTR Bought by Ocean Park Asset Management LLC

Ocean Park Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 9,505 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $777,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas during the third quarter worth about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total transaction of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. This represents a 3.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Michael J. Embler bought 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,513,309.62. This represents a 14.97% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Ventas from $95.00 to $88.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Ventas from $91.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $93.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $110.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $96.00.

Ventas Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Ventas stock opened at $81.61 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $39.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.38, a PEG ratio of 1.75 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. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $61.76 and a one year high of $91.06. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $85.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.59.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

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

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.