Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $13.27 Million Position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS boosted its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 40.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 225,367 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 64,877 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned approximately 0.05% of Ventas worth $13,272,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in shares of Ventas by 7.9% during the third quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 332,300 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $21,310,000 after purchasing an additional 24,300 shares during the period. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. increased its stake in Ventas by 480.7% in the third quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. now owns 26,214 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,681,000 after acquiring an additional 21,700 shares during the period. Presima Securities ULC lifted its stake in Ventas by 38.0% during the fourth quarter. Presima Securities ULC now owns 439,942 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $25,908,000 after purchasing an additional 121,193 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ventas by 726.8% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,267 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 4,630 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 123,937 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VTR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird raised Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank increased their target price on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. StockNews.com upgraded Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Argus set a $75.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $72.90.

Ventas Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE VTR traded down $0.60 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $67.61. 3,428,710 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,411,512. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $29.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 355.86, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.15. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $41.45 and a twelve month high of $71.04.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is presently 1,010.53%.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total value of $14,645,401.38. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,138,143 shares in the company, valued at $77,644,115.46. This represents a 15.87 % 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, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,373. This trade represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 260,227 shares of company stock valued at $17,769,097. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

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.