Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Increases Stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR – Free Report) by 8.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,361 shares of the real estate investment trust after acquiring an additional 1,151 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Ventas were worth $669,000, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company recently. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Ventas by 77.9% in the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 514 shares of the real estate investment trust worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC increased its stake in Ventas by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 3,881 shares of the real estate investment trust worth $193,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 14.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,954 shares of the real estate investment company worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 9,493 shares of the real estate investment company worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Ventas by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 10,584 shares of the real estate investment company worth $528,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. 94.18% of the shares are currently held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Changes in analyst ratings

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Ventas from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given the company a buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.92.

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Buy and sell insider at Ventas

In other Ventas news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 18,500 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.11, for a total transaction of $871,535.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 176,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,310,345.33. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, available at this link. In other news, CFO Robert F. Probst sold 18,500 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.11, for a total transaction of $871,535.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 176,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,310,345.33. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available on the SEC’s website. Also, Director Walter C. Rakowich sold 2,145 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.40, for a total transaction of $103,818.00. Following the sale, the Director now owns 26,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,259,900.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,270 shares of the company’s stock in the last ninety days, valued at $1,672,966. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Ventas Trading up 0.2%

Shares of VTR opened at $53.30 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $21.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -280.51, a price-to-earnings growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.33 and a fifty-two week high of $53.98. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $50.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.81.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This represents an annualized dividend of $1.80 and a yield of 3.38%. Ventas’ dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -947.32%.

Company profile Ventas

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Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment company 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.

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