Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) Shares Purchased by Busey Bank

Busey Bank increased its stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 99,208 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,668 shares during the period. Busey Bank’s holdings in Ventas were worth $5,842,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTR. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Ventas by 862.7% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,932,017 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $252,160,000 after acquiring an additional 3,523,594 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Ventas by 105.2% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,420,322 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $347,605,000 after acquiring an additional 2,778,408 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Ventas by 4.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 23,364,810 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,498,385,000 after acquiring an additional 982,795 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Ventas by 2.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,557,480 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,767,261,000 after acquiring an additional 599,600 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in Ventas by 2.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 26,671,227 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,710,426,000 after purchasing an additional 581,870 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on VTR shares. Robert W. Baird raised Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $65.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com raised Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. Baird R W raised Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Two investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.63.

Ventas Trading Down 1.9 %

NYSE VTR opened at $59.68 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.92. Ventas, Inc. has a 1-year low of $41.45 and a 1-year high of $67.61. 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.02%. Ventas’s payout ratio is -1,058.76%.

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.