Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC Grows Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC boosted its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 299,907 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 3,902 shares during the period. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC owned about 0.07% of Ventas worth $17,662,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Ventas by 3.5% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 20,810 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,335,000 after purchasing an additional 704 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in Ventas by 18.0% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 5,170 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 789 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ventas by 74.2% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,258 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 1,388 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Ventas by 2.2% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 15,006 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $962,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in Ventas by 14.4% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 188,962 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $12,445,000 after purchasing an additional 23,718 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total value of $14,645,401.38. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,138,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $77,644,115.46. This trade represents a 15.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,373. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 260,227 shares of company stock worth $17,769,097 in the last quarter. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VTR. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Baird R W raised shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $71.14.

Ventas Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of VTR traded up $0.69 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $70.50. The company had a trading volume of 2,083,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,364,426. The stock has a market cap of $30.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 371.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $62.51. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $41.45 and a fifty-two week high of $71.08. 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 - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders 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 dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,010.53%.

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.