Shares of Real Estate sector company Ventas moved 0.9% today, and are now trading at a price of $45.84. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 2,781,962 compared to its average volume of 2,062,392. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
Ventas Inc., an S&P 500 company, operates at the intersection of two large and dynamic industries healthcare and real estate. The company is based in Chicago and has 451 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $18,445,144,064. Ventas currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 4.0% per year.
18 analysts are following Ventas and have set target prices ranging from $47.0 to $58.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, VTR is trading -9.62% away from its average analyst target price of $50.72 per share.
Over the last year, VTR shares have gone down by -0.0%, which represents a difference of -13.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $53.15 per share and its 52 week low is $39.33. Although Ventas's average free cash flow over the last 6 years has been $930.72 Million, they have been decreasing at an average rate of -5.2%. For this reason, investors may continue to shun the stock.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,108,042 | 344,590 | 763,452 | -14.05 |
| 2022 | 1,120,163 | 231,939 | 888,224 | 14.11 |
| 2021 | 1,026,116 | 247,694 | 778,422 | -27.23 |
| 2020 | 1,450,176 | 380,413 | 1,069,763 | 3.47 |
| 2019 | 1,437,783 | 403,923 | 1,033,860 | -1.59 |
| 2018 | 1,381,467 | 330,876 | 1,050,591 |
