Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Sold by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 200,833 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 6,982 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $11,921,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Ventas by 3.2% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 17,012 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $872,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Ventas during the 2nd quarter worth about $338,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ventas by 4.8% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 28,591 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,466,000 after buying an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Ventas by 3.3% in the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 6,270 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ventas by 41.7% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 95,241 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,882,000 after buying an additional 28,046 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading Up 1.9 %

NYSE VTR opened at $59.46 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -349.75, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. Ventas, Inc. has a one year low of $41.45 and a one year high of $67.61. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $60.62.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1,058.82%.

Insider Activity at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 121,248 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 986,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,291,063.89. This trade represents a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VTR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Baird R W raised shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho reduced their target price on Ventas from $71.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Ventas from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $61.00 to $71.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ventas currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $67.13.

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.