Nordea Investment Management AB Increases Stock Holdings in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 417,793 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 11,764 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Ventas were worth $32,362,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Ventas in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in Ventas during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 1,557.7% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 431 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Ventas by 76.1% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 456 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $81.82 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $38.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 151.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.73. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $60.15 and a fifty-two week high of $88.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The business’s 50-day moving average is $82.64 and its 200-day moving average is $77.19.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by ($0.74). Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.31%.The company had revenue of ($1,229.71) million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.880 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 355.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In related news, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 35,532 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $3,020,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 72,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,184,175. This trade represents a 32.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 29,930 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.25, for a total value of $2,312,092.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 138,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,694,026.50. This represents a 17.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 86,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,931,397 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on VTR. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $93.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 9th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Ventas from $87.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings raised Ventas from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ventas presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.13.

About Ventas

Ventas, Inc (NYSE: VTR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in healthcare-related real estate. The company acquires, owns and manages a diversified portfolio of properties serving the healthcare continuum, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science and research centers, and other properties leased to healthcare providers and operators. Ventas generates revenue through long-term leases, property management and selective development activities focused on meeting the real estate needs of the healthcare sector.

Ventas’ business model combines property ownership with active asset management and capital markets activity.