Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Sold by Community Financial Services Group LLC

Community Financial Services Group LLC cut its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 44.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,533 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 6,020 shares during the quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC's holdings in Ventas were worth $444,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Friedenthal Financial raised its holdings in Ventas by 1,183.7% in the 3rd quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 12,773 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $819,000 after purchasing an additional 11,778 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 62.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV now owns 27,730 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,778,000 after acquiring an additional 10,620 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 332,300 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $21,310,000 after acquiring an additional 24,300 shares in the last quarter. abrdn plc grew its position in Ventas by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. abrdn plc now owns 961,359 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $61,878,000 after purchasing an additional 214,384 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. grew its position in Ventas by 480.7% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 21,700 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VTR. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Baird R W upgraded shares of Ventas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ventas has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $69.14.

Ventas Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of NYSE VTR traded up $1.63 during trading on Friday, hitting $66.57. 4,227,448 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,191,754. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $41.45 and a 12-month high of $67.61. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $59.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.93 billion, a PE ratio of -391.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.37.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a negative return on equity of 0.69% and a negative net margin of 1.38%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is -1,058.76%.

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.