Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Ventas (VTR)

Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/11/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $65.00 to $70.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/10/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $72.00 to $77.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – Ventas was given a new $75.00 price target on by analysts at Argus.
• 3/7/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $71.00 to $73.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – Ventas was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/28/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $69.00 to $72.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/25/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $70.00 to $74.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at Wedbush from $69.00 to $78.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – Ventas had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $68.00 to $69.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – Ventas was upgraded by analysts at Baird R W from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/17/2025 – Ventas was upgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $66.00.
• 1/17/2025 – Ventas was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Ventas Stock Up 0.8 %

VTR opened at $66.91 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $29.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 352.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $41.45 and a 12 month high of $71.04. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $62.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $62.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. On average, equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.87%. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is 1,010.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total value of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $716,373. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 41,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.08, for a total transaction of $2,852,589.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,138,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,622,918.44. This trade represents a 3.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 260,227 shares of company stock valued at $17,769,097 over the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ bought a new position in Ventas in the fourth quarter worth $8,141,000. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC purchased a new position in Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at about $253,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $46,369,000. Employees Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 257,899 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,188,000 after purchasing an additional 45,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $313,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

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.