AlphaMark Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 9,510 Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

AlphaMark Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 9,510 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $610,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in Ventas during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $135,425,000. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd bought a new position in Ventas during the second quarter valued at about $73,517,000. Centersquare Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 7,806,396 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $345,667,000 after purchasing an additional 802,546 shares during the last quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI increased its position in Ventas by 217.4% in the second quarter. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI now owns 856,525 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $43,905,000 after buying an additional 586,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Ventas by 1,247.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 496,531 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $25,452,000 after acquiring an additional 459,689 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total transaction of $2,296,125.91. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 986,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,529,016.93. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total value of $2,296,125.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 986,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at $56,529,016.93. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 6,827 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.20, for a total transaction of $431,466.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,360,514.40. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 77,065 shares of company stock valued at $4,526,464. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on VTR. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $52.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Ventas from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $61.00 to $71.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of Ventas from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Ventas to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ventas has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $63.63.

Ventas Stock Performance

NYSE VTR traded up $1.20 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $65.55. The stock had a trading volume of 1,530,771 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,392,718. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $62.40 and a 200 day moving average of $53.77. The stock has a market cap of $27.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -163.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.58. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $40.98 and a 52-week high of $65.64.

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

Ventas Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.75%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is presently -449.99%.

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.