Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Makes New Investment in Ventas, Inc. $VTR

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 6,896 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $534,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas during the third quarter worth $25,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas during the third quarter worth $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Ventas during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in shares of Ventas by 32.0% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 569 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho set a $98.00 price target on Ventas in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Ventas from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 price target on Ventas in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Ventas from $93.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ventas in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.00.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In related news, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 1,152 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.20, for a total value of $103,910.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 28,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,557,079.80. This trade represents a 3.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading Down 1.4%

VTR opened at $84.55 on Friday. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.76 and a 52 week high of $91.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.24. The firm has a market cap of $41.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 153.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. Ventas had a return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 4.25%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ventas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.890 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current 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 issued a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 378.18%.

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.