Personal CFO Solutions LLC Acquires 172 Shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its position in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,186 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $305,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VTR. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Ventas by 2.2% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 15,006 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $962,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Ventas by 61.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 68,755 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,409,000 after acquiring an additional 26,133 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Ventas in the third quarter valued at about $252,000. Sigma Planning Corp increased its position in shares of Ventas by 13.0% in the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 24,552 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,575,000 after acquiring an additional 2,822 shares during the period. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ventas during the third quarter valued at about $340,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VTR stock opened at $67.54 on Tuesday. Ventas, Inc. has a 12-month low of $41.45 and a 12-month high of $71.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $62.34 and its 200 day moving average is $62.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 355.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a net margin of 1.65% and a return on equity of 0.82%. Research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This is an increase from Ventas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.84%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,010.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VTR. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Baird R W raised shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 388 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $27,548.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,128,143 shares in the company, valued at $80,098,153. This trade represents a 0.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Gregory R. Liebbe sold 3,866 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.00, for a total transaction of $243,558.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,371 shares in the company, valued at $716,373. The trade was a 25.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 260,227 shares of company stock worth $17,769,097. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

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.