Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Ventas FY2026 Earnings

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ventas in a report issued on Friday, February 14th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $3.72 per share for the year. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $78.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ventas’ current full-year earnings is $3.16 per share.

VTR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Baird R W upgraded Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $69.14.

Ventas Price Performance

Ventas stock opened at $66.72 on Monday. Ventas has a 12-month low of $41.45 and a 12-month high of $67.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $59.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.99 billion, a PE ratio of -392.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.37.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a negative return on equity of 0.69% and a negative net margin of 1.38%.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.88%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1,010.53%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total value of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $716,373. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ventas

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTR. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Ventas by 66.2% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the 3rd quarter worth $48,000. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Company Profile

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.