3,759 Shares in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Bought by Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,759 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $241,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Ventas by 14.1% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 92,117 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,009,000 after purchasing an additional 11,406 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 40.5% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 8,810 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 2,539 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 359.9% in the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 33,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,452,000 after buying an additional 26,102 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Ventas by 480.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 35,325 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,538,000 after acquiring an additional 29,235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC raised its position in Ventas by 47.4% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 8,347 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $363,000 after acquiring an additional 2,686 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research raised shares of Ventas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. 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 research report on Friday, August 9th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. StockNews.com raised Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price objective on Ventas from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.63.

Insider Activity

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 6,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.11, for a total value of $396,924.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 986,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,231,860.87. The trade was a 0.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.99, for a total value of $389,940.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 90,795 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,900,767.05. This represents a 6.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 140,079 shares of company stock worth $9,241,311 over the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ventas Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of VTR opened at $64.07 on Monday. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $41.45 and a 1-year high of $67.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.14. The stock has a market cap of $26.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -376.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.36.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.81%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -1,058.76%.

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.