2 weeks Ago By ABMN Staff
Wells Fargo & Company MN lessened its holdings in Ventas, Inc. ( NYSE:VTR – Free Report ) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
The fund owned 292,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 13,549 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned approximately 0.07% of Ventas worth $17,230,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. D.A.
Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 0.5% in the fourth quarter.
D.A. Davidson & CO.
now owns 34,973 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,060,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 3.4% in the 4th quarter.
Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 5,186 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in Ventas by 17.0% in the 4th quarter.
Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas by 2.8% during the fourth quarter.
HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Carmel Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% during the fourth quarter.
Carmel Capital Partners LLC now owns 7,947 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.
Ventas Trading Up 0.7 % NYSE:VTR opened at $66.04 on Monday.
The firm has a 50 day moving average of $66.47 and a 200 day moving average of $63.45.
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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $41.
45 and a 52 week high of $71.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.
90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 347.60, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.
02. Ventas Increases Dividend The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.
92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.91%. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.
45. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is 1,010.53%.
Analyst Ratings Changes Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.
00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. StockNews.com raised Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th.
Robert W. Baird upgraded Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $66.00 to $65.
00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. 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 research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Ventas from $65.00 to $70.
00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.
com, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.90. View Our Latest Research Report on Ventas Insider Activity at Ventas In other news, CEO Debra A.
Cafaro sold 214,679 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.22, for a total transaction of $14,645,401.
38. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,138,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $77,644,115.46.
The trade was a 15.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink .
Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $716,373.
This trade represents a 25.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here .
Insiders sold 304,778 shares of company stock valued at $20,934,891 in the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Ventas ( Free Report ) 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. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Ventas Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ventas and related companies with MarketBeat.
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