Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Acquired by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 8.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 308,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 25,000 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned about 0.07% of Ventas worth $15,788,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Ventas by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 29,857 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,488,000 after buying an additional 2,570 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in Ventas by 38.3% during the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,539 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $562,000 after purchasing an additional 3,195 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its holdings in Ventas by 31.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 53,703 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,676,000 after purchasing an additional 12,923 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its position in Ventas by 88.8% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 121,057 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $6,033,000 after purchasing an additional 56,930 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 166.8% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,124 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 1,328 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total value of $209,028.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,761,255.80. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Ventas news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 6,000 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.99, for a total value of $389,940.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 90,795 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,900,767.05. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total value of $209,028.16. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares in the company, valued at $5,761,255.80. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 77,065 shares of company stock worth $4,526,464. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of Ventas from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Ventas to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $52.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Ventas from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price target for the company from $61.00 to $71.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price objective on Ventas from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.11.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of Ventas stock traded down $0.04 on Friday, hitting $62.53. The stock had a trading volume of 1,230,245 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,408,573. The company's 50 day moving average price is $60.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $39.33 and a 52-week high of $65.64.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.74). The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Ventas had a negative net margin of 3.33% and a negative return on equity of 1.63%. Ventas's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.88%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -947.32%.

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.