Stevens Capital Management LP Makes New $360,000 Investment in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Stevens Capital Management LP bought a new position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,121 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $360,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTR. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in Ventas by 66.2% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 527 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the period. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas during the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 738 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VTR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Argus set a $75.00 price target on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $72.90.

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Insider Activity at Ventas

In related news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 41,294 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.08, for a total value of $2,852,589.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,138,143 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,622,918.44. This represents a 3.50 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 260,227 shares of company stock valued at $17,769,097. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Ventas Price Performance

NYSE VTR traded down $0.60 on Tuesday, reaching $67.61. The company had a trading volume of 3,428,710 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,414,687. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $64.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.15. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $41.45 and a 12 month high of $71.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.56 billion, a PE ratio of 355.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 an increase 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.84%. Ventas's dividend 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.