Planned Solutions Inc. Purchases New Shares in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Planned Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,977 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $198,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ventas in the fourth quarter worth about $203,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in Ventas by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 26,548 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331 shares during the period. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. raised its position in Ventas by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 276,842 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $13,798,000 after acquiring an additional 2,168 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in Ventas by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 91,581 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,564,000 after acquiring an additional 3,242 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Ventas by 114.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 47,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,371,000 after acquiring an additional 25,442 shares during the period. 94.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on VTR shares. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $46.00 price objective (down previously from $52.00) on shares of Ventas in a research report on Monday, February 26th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Ventas from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 18th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $48.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.43.

Ventas Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of NYSE VTR opened at $43.64 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $44.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.56 billion, a PE ratio of -396.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. Ventas, Inc. has a 12 month low of $39.33 and a 12 month high of $50.99.

Ventas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st will be given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 28th. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1,636.21%.

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.