APG Asset Management N.V. Makes New $12.82 Million Investment in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

APG Asset Management N.V. acquired a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 225,400 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $12,819,000. APG Asset Management N.V. owned approximately 0.05% of Ventas at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Presima Securities ULC lifted its position in Ventas by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Presima Securities ULC now owns 439,942 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $25,908,000 after buying an additional 121,193 shares in the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC boosted its stake in Ventas by 48.4% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 39,760 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,341,000 after buying an additional 12,969 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 726.8% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,267 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $310,000 after buying an additional 4,630 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,028,015 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $296,100,000 after buying an additional 123,937 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Ventas by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,557,480 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,767,261,000 after acquiring an additional 599,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at $716,373. The trade was a 25.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total transaction of $14,645,401.38. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,138,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at $77,644,115.46. This represents a 15.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 304,778 shares of company stock valued at $20,934,891 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Ventas Stock Performance

VTR traded up $0.52 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $68.30. 538,215 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,122,094. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $66.75 and a 200 day moving average of $63.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market cap of $29.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 359.49, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $41.69 and a 52 week high of $71.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is presently 1,010.53%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VTR. Mizuho raised their target price on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and cut their target price for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Baird R W raised Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $72.90.

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.