Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.350-3.460 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VTR traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $59.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,215,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,397,319. Ventas has a one year low of $41.45 and a one year high of $67.61. The company has a market cap of $25.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -352.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $59.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a negative return on equity of 0.69% and a negative net margin of 1.38%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Ventas will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.00%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -1,058.76%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on VTR. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Baird R W raised shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com upgraded Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $68.71.

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.