Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Has $1.78 Million Stock Holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 1.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 34,801 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 400 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Ventas were worth $1,784,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Ventas during the 4th quarter worth about $231,512,000. Centersquare Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ventas by 11.5% in the first quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 7,806,396 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $345,667,000 after acquiring an additional 802,546 shares during the last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC increased its position in Ventas by 65.6% during the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,486,572 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $74,091,000 after purchasing an additional 588,818 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Ventas by 209.4% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 754,662 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,612,000 after purchasing an additional 510,718 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB acquired a new position in shares of Ventas in the 1st quarter worth approximately $19,551,000. 94.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ventas

In other news, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total transaction of $209,028.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,761,255.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 40,079 shares of Ventas stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Peter J. Bulgarelli sold 3,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total transaction of $209,028.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 104,295 shares in the company, valued at $5,761,255.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 71,065 shares of company stock worth $4,136,524 over the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Ventas from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Ventas from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Ventas from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 30th. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of Ventas from $54.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Ventas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.50.

Ventas Price Performance

VTR opened at $62.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $25.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -330.82, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.58. Ventas, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $39.33 and a fifty-two week high of $63.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $56.47 and a 200 day moving average of $49.51.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.74). Ventas had a negative return on equity of 1.63% and a negative net margin of 3.33%. The company had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Ventas, Inc. will post 3.16 EPS for the current year.

About Ventas

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.