Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Has $2.01 Million Stock Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 14.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 39,234 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,081 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $2,011,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 62,424 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,111,000 after buying an additional 5,828 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter worth about $220,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 83,883 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,327 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 35,874 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 209.4% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 754,662 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,612,000 after purchasing an additional 510,718 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $62.17 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.16 billion, a PE ratio of -327.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 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. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $39.33 and a 1 year high of $65.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $58.91 and its 200-day moving average is $50.96.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.74). The business had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.18 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -947.37%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upped 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. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Scotiabank upped 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. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.90.

Insider Activity

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 value of $209,028.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,761,255.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total value of $2,296,125.91. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 986,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,529,016.93. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares in the company, valued at $5,761,255.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 77,065 shares of company stock valued at $4,526,464. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.