Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Bought by MGO One Seven LLC

MGO One Seven LLC raised its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 67.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,336 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 10,227 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC's holdings in Ventas were worth $1,492,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in shares of Ventas by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,133,172 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $361,184,000 after acquiring an additional 335,192 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG bought a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter worth about $2,368,000. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Ventas by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 36,597 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,155,000 after buying an additional 2,004 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter worth about $1,861,000. Finally, Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,128,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at $80,098,153. The trade was a 0.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total value of $243,558.00. Following 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 304,778 shares of company stock valued at $20,934,891. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird upgraded Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Argus set a $75.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.90.

Ventas Stock Up 0.9 %

Ventas stock traded up $0.62 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $69.12. The stock had a trading volume of 2,017,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,680,255. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 363.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $43.64 and a 12-month high of $71.36. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $67.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.84.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) 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 the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.78%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1,010.53%.

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.