Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD Purchases 335,192 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,133,172 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 335,192 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD owned approximately 1.46% of Ventas worth $361,184,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Presima Securities ULC lifted its stake in Ventas by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Presima Securities ULC now owns 439,942 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $25,908,000 after purchasing an additional 121,193 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its stake in Ventas by 48.4% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 39,760 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,341,000 after purchasing an additional 12,969 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ventas by 726.8% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,267 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 4,630 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,028,015 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $296,100,000 after acquiring an additional 123,937 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,557,480 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,767,261,000 after acquiring an additional 599,600 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VTR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Argus set a $75.00 price objective on Ventas in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com upgraded Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Robert W. Baird upgraded 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. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $72.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 44,551 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.06, for a total value of $3,165,794.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,145,695 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $81,413,086.70. This trade represents a 3.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total value of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $716,373. The trade was a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 304,778 shares of company stock worth $20,934,891. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Ventas Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of VTR traded up $0.50 on Monday, reaching $68.66. The stock had a trading volume of 2,033,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,680,803. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 361.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.84. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $43.64 and a 12-month high of $71.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. Sell-side analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.80%. Ventas's payout ratio is presently 1,010.53%.

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.