Mather Group LLC. Acquires 7,823 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 97.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,836 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 7,823 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $1,225,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VTR. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Ventas in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ventas during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ventas by 1,557.7% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 431 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 65.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 455 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised Ventas from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Ventas from $83.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Ventas from $80.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Ventas from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 target price on Ventas in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.47.

Ventas Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE:VTR opened at $82.00 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $83.04 and a 200-day moving average of $77.46. The company has a market cap of $38.95 billion, a PE ratio of 151.86, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.73. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $60.15 and a one year high of $88.36.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by ($0.74). The business had revenue of ($1,229.71) million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. Ventas had a net margin of 4.31% and a return on equity of 2.09%. Ventas’s revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.780-3.880 EPS. As a group, 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ventas’s payout ratio is presently 355.56%.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, EVP Carey S. Roberts sold 35,532 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, 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 position. 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 firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.25, for a total value of $2,312,092.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 138,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,694,026.50. This trade represents a 17.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 86,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,931,397 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Profile

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.