Ventas (VTR) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) will be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 1st. Analysts expect Ventas to post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. Individual interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Ventas Price Performance

Shares of VTR opened at $44.00 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -400.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.26. Ventas has a twelve month low of $39.33 and a twelve month high of $50.99. 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $43.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.11.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.09%. Ventas’s payout ratio is currently -1,636.36%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on VTR. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Ventas from $53.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Ventas in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. 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 research note on Monday, February 26th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $48.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ventas has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $51.25.

Ventas Company 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.