Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Sold by Waterfront Capital Partners LLC

Waterfront Capital Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 11.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 401,773 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 52,767 shares during the period. Ventas makes up approximately 4.3% of Waterfront Capital Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Waterfront Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.10% of Ventas worth $23,660,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted 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 acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position in Ventas by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew 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 buying an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VTR shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Ventas from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.90.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 304,778 shares of company stock worth $20,934,891 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $68.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $29.94 billion, a PE ratio of 360.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. Ventas, Inc. has a 52-week low of $43.11 and a 52-week high of $71.36. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $67.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.48 dividend. This is a boost 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 currently 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.