Integrated Advisors Network LLC Takes $205,000 Position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Integrated Advisors Network LLC bought a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 4,112 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in Ventas by 4.5% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 15,282 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $644,000 after purchasing an additional 655 shares during the period. Prudential PLC increased its position in Ventas by 6.7% in the third quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 18,861 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $795,000 after purchasing an additional 1,185 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in Ventas by 5.5% in the third quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 44,954 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,894,000 after purchasing an additional 2,350 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Ventas in the third quarter worth about $925,000. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Ventas in the third quarter worth about $337,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 2,145 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.40, for a total value of $103,818.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 26,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,259,900.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Ventas news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 2,145 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.40, for a total value of $103,818.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 26,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,259,900.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 18,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.11, for a total value of $871,535.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 176,403 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,310,345.33. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 35,270 shares of company stock worth $1,672,966. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Ventas from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Ventas from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Ventas from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, March 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $51.46.

Ventas Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE:VTR opened at $50.26 on Thursday. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.33 and a fifty-two week high of $50.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.34 billion, a PE ratio of -264.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.33. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.33.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -947.32%.

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.