Sava Infond d.o.o. Makes New Investment in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Sava Infond d.o.o. purchased a new stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 37,265 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $2,195,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Ventas by 66.2% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 527 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $41,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Ventas by 1,039.4% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 809 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 41,294 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.08, for a total value of $2,852,589.52. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,138,143 shares of the company's stock, valued at $78,622,918.44. The trade was a 3.50 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the firm'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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $716,373. This trade represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 260,227 shares of company stock valued at $17,769,097 in the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird upgraded Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Argus set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. 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 Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE VTR traded up $0.77 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $68.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,211,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,573,277. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $41.45 and a 12 month high of $71.04. The stock has a market cap of $30.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 361.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $64.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $63.27.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last announced 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Ventas's payout ratio is 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.