Acadian Asset Management LLC Invests $549,000 in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 10,747 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $549,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VTR. First Community Trust NA bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the second quarter worth about $25,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the second quarter worth about $27,000. First Financial Corp IN bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the first quarter worth about $30,000. EdgeRock Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the second quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in Ventas in the second quarter worth about $51,000. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.99, for a total transaction of $389,940.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 90,795 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,900,767.05. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total transaction of $209,028.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,761,255.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.99, for a total transaction of $389,940.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 90,795 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,900,767.05. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 77,065 shares of company stock valued at $4,526,464. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Down 0.4 %

Ventas stock opened at $64.43 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $26.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -339.11, a PEG ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.66. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.33 and a 52 week high of $65.64.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.74). The company had revenue of $1.20 billion for 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%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 30th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Ventas to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $52.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $57.45.

Ventas 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.