Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Bought by Schroder Investment Management Group

Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 23.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,400,970 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 453,425 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.57% of Ventas worth $141,393,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at about $340,282,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Ventas by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,501,010 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,916,244,000 after acquiring an additional 912,813 shares in the last quarter. 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 purchasing an additional 599,600 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Ventas by 2.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 26,671,227 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,710,426,000 after purchasing an additional 581,870 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 2,210.7% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 550,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $35,272,000 after purchasing an additional 526,198 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company's stock.

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Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR traded down $2.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $67.40. The stock had a trading volume of 993,992 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,607,936. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $41.45 and a fifty-two week high of $71.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $29.46 billion, a PE ratio of 355.99, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $65.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.39.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 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%. On average, equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is a positive change from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.85%. Ventas's dividend payout ratio is 1,010.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total value of $14,645,401.38. Following the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the business'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 owns 11,371 shares of the company's stock, valued at $716,373. This represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 260,227 shares of company stock worth $17,769,097 over the last quarter. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on VTR. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Wedbush lifted their target price on Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Four research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.