Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Has $543,000 Stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR)

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. decreased its stake in Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,885 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 246 shares during the quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Ventas were worth $543,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTR. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Ventas by 7.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 22,246,452 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $937,243,000 after purchasing an additional 1,483,908 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Ventas by 1.7% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,691,981 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $829,619,000 after purchasing an additional 331,019 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of Ventas by 3.2% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,575,523 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $234,897,000 after purchasing an additional 173,415 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Ventas by 1.7% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,321,475 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $224,194,000 after purchasing an additional 88,489 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ventas by 2.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,384,798 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $184,732,000 after purchasing an additional 105,583 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.18% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $46.00 price objective (down from $52.00) on shares of Ventas in a report on Monday, February 26th. StockNews.com downgraded Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Ventas in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America upgraded Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $48.00 to $53.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Ventas from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, March 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.54.

Ventas Stock Up 1.0 %

VTR stock opened at $43.55 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $43.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.07. The company has a market cap of $17.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -395.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.26. Ventas, Inc. has a twelve month low of $39.33 and a twelve month high of $50.99.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.13%. Ventas’s payout ratio is -1,636.21%.

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.