Debra A. Cafaro Sells 6,827 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Stock

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 6,827 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.20, for a total transaction of $431,466.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares in the company, valued at $62,360,514.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Ventas Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $62.86 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $56.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.51. The stock has a market cap of $25.97 billion, a PE ratio of -330.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.33 and a 52-week high of $63.46.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.74). The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Ventas had a negative net margin of 3.33% and a negative return on equity of 1.63%. Ventas’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on VTR. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. Wedbush increased their target price on Ventas from $54.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Ventas from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Ventas from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on Ventas from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $231,512,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new position in Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $135,425,000. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd acquired a new position in Ventas in the 2nd quarter valued at $73,517,000. Centersquare Investment Management LLC raised its position in Ventas by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 7,806,396 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $345,667,000 after buying an additional 802,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 65.6% in the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,486,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $74,091,000 after acquiring an additional 588,818 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Ventas

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.