Natixis Advisors LLC Has $11.86 Million Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 49.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 201,422 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 66,619 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Ventas were worth $11,862,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Ventas by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 127,422 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $8,172,000 after purchasing an additional 3,468 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ventas by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,070 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $325,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Ventas by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 7,040 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 748 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ventas by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 90,875 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $5,828,000 after purchasing an additional 4,603 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss National Bank boosted its holdings in Ventas by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,201,368 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $77,044,000 after purchasing an additional 9,800 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, 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 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 260,227 shares of company stock worth $17,769,097. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ventas Price Performance

VTR stock traded down $0.80 during trading on Friday, reaching $66.91. 10,422,648 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,409,318. The company has a 50-day moving average of $64.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.10. The company has a market capitalization of $29.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 352.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $41.45 and a twelve month high of $71.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.48 dividend. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.87%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is 1,010.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. 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 cut their price target for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Argus set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a report on Friday, March 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.90.

Ventas 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.