Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. Sells 12,199 Shares of Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 8.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 135,229 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 12,199 shares during the period. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $10,464,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Ventas by 374.7% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 5,421 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $419,000 after acquiring an additional 4,279 shares in the last quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions lifted its holdings in Ventas by 215.6% during the fourth quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions now owns 24,941 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,930,000 after acquiring an additional 17,039 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Ventas by 421.9% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,269 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 3,451 shares in the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new position in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth about $505,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Ventas by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 65,748 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,088,000 after acquiring an additional 3,134 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ventas Stock Performance

VTR opened at $88.22 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $85.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.82. Ventas, Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.76 and a 1 year high of $91.06. The company has a market capitalization of $42.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 160.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.25.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). Ventas had a net margin of 4.25% and a return on equity of 2.09%. The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.84 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently 378.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VTR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 target price on Ventas in a report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Ventas from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Ventas from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the sale, the director owned 28,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. The trade was a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.53% 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.