Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. Raises Stock Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. grew its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 4.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,434 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 232 shares during the quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. First Community Trust NA purchased a new stake in Ventas in the second quarter worth about $25,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the third quarter worth about $48,000. EdgeRock Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the second quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in shares of Ventas in the second quarter worth about $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading Down 2.0 %

VTR opened at $64.19 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $63.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.51. The company has a market capitalization of $26.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -377.57, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.36. Ventas, Inc. has a 52 week low of $41.45 and a 52 week high of $67.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by ($0.74). The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Ventas had a negative return on equity of 0.69% and a negative net margin of 1.38%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.80%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,058.76%.

Insider Transactions at Ventas

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 121,248 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.17, for a total value of $8,022,980.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,291,063.89. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.29, for a total value of $2,296,125.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares in the company, valued at $56,529,016.93. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 121,248 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.17, for a total value of $8,022,980.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 986,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,291,063.89. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 200,533 shares of company stock valued at $12,737,341 in the last quarter. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wedbush upped their price objective on Ventas from $64.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Ventas from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $61.00 to $71.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Wolfe Research raised Ventas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Ventas from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.63.

Ventas 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.