Ventas (NYSE:VTR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.350-3.460 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on VTR shares. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Ventas from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $66.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Ventas in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Baird R W raised Ventas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Scotiabank upped their price target on Ventas from $68.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Ventas from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.71.

Ventas Price Performance

Ventas stock traded up $0.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $59.98. 3,215,671 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,397,319. Ventas has a 1-year low of $41.45 and a 1-year high of $67.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The business has a fifty day moving average of $59.49 and a 200 day moving average of $61.41. The company has a market capitalization of $25.16 billion, a PE ratio of -352.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.37.

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.83. Ventas had a negative net margin of 1.38% and a negative return on equity of 0.69%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Ventas will post 3.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Ventas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.00%. Ventas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,058.76%.

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.