Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Price Target Raised to $78.00

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) had its price target upped by Wedbush from $69.00 to $78.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Ventas’ FY2026 earnings at $3.72 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Scotiabank upped their price target on Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com raised Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Baird R W raised Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho cut their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $69.14.

Ventas Price Performance

Ventas stock opened at $66.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market cap of $27.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -391.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s fifty day moving average is $59.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.55. Ventas has a 52 week low of $41.45 and a 52 week high of $67.61.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that Ventas will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is currently -1,058.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ventas

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP now owns 29,695 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,749,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 135.2% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 48,732 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,870,000 after acquiring an additional 28,013 shares in the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in shares of Ventas in the fourth quarter worth about $380,000. Adelante Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 140.0% in the fourth quarter. Adelante Capital Management LLC now owns 522,956 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,796,000 after acquiring an additional 305,089 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Utah Retirement Systems increased its holdings in shares of Ventas by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 69,438 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,089,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Ventas

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.