Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC Cuts Position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC lowered its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 13.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,920 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 623 shares during the quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $229,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 5,186 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Ventas by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 3,171 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $187,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE:VTR opened at $68.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The company has a market capitalization of $29.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 360.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $43.11 and a one year high of $71.36. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.73.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.65%. Sell-side analysts predict that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.48 dividend. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,010.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on VTR shares. Argus set a $75.00 target price on Ventas in a report on Friday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.90.

Insider Activity

In other Ventas news, 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 sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at approximately $716,373. This trade represents a 25.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 44,551 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.06, for a total transaction of $3,165,794.06. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,145,695 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $81,413,086.70. This represents a 3.74 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 304,778 shares of company stock valued at $20,934,891. Company 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.