Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. Sells 576 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. reduced its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,727 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 576 shares during the period. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $366,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC increased its position in Ventas by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,246,452 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $937,243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,483,908 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Ventas by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,691,981 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $829,619,000 after acquiring an additional 331,019 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Ventas by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,157,232 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $396,158,000 after acquiring an additional 201,327 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Ventas by 37.5% during the 2nd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,602,496 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $312,100,000 after buying an additional 1,801,365 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Ventas by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,575,523 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $234,897,000 after buying an additional 173,415 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ventas Stock Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $42.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.51. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $39.33 and a twelve month high of $50.99. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.95. The firm has a market cap of $17.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -387.64, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.26.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 1st were paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently -1,636.36%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on VTR shares. StockNews.com cut shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Ventas from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Ventas from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, March 18th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $48.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Ventas in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ventas presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.54.

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.