NEOS Investment Management LLC Has $1.26 Million Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

NEOS Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR - Free Report) by 30.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,401 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 4,973 shares during the quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC's holdings in Ventas were worth $1,260,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd grew its position in Ventas by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 162,337 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,560,000 after acquiring an additional 11,916 shares in the last quarter. Sava Infond d.o.o. acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at $2,195,000. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its holdings in Ventas by 19.2% in the fourth quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 42,857 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,524,000 after purchasing an additional 6,903 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in Ventas by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 918,740 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $53,572,000 after buying an additional 79,557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Korea Investment CORP raised its holdings in Ventas by 40.0% during the fourth quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 272,702 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $16,059,000 after buying an additional 77,890 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho raised their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Argus set a $75.00 price target on Ventas in a report on Friday, March 7th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $72.90.

Ventas Stock Performance

NYSE VTR traded up $1.47 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $70.86. The company had a trading volume of 1,543,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,598,323. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $65.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.35. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $41.45 and a fifty-two week high of $71.23. 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 stock has a market cap of $30.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 372.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37.

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

Ventas Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.48 dividend. This is a boost from Ventas's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Ventas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 1,010.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the firm's 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. This trade represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,128,143 shares in the company, valued at approximately $80,098,153. The trade was a 0.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 260,227 shares of company stock worth $17,769,097 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

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.