Ventas shares rose 1.9% this afternoon to a price of $65.55. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $66.82, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 55.3% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Specialty Real Estate Investment Trust stock target prices ranging from $55.0 to $76.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 3.3%, and a short ratio of 3.04. The company's insiders own 0.58% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 96.3% of Ventas's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Ventas
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-30 | Vanguard Group Inc | 16% | 64,501,148 | $4,228,050,448 |
| 2024-06-30 | Blackrock Inc. | 10% | 43,295,150 | $2,837,997,214 |
| 2024-06-30 | JP Morgan Chase & Company | 7% | 26,957,880 | $1,767,089,116 |
| 2024-06-30 | State Street Corporation | 6% | 26,089,357 | $1,710,157,430 |
| 2024-06-30 | FMR, LLC | 5% | 22,382,015 | $1,467,141,151 |
| 2024-06-30 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 5% | 19,271,939 | $1,263,275,660 |
| 2024-06-30 | Apg Asset Management US Inc. | 4% | 15,127,561 | $991,611,669 |
| 2024-06-30 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 10,165,371 | $666,340,100 |
| 2024-06-30 | CenterSquare Investment Management LLC | 2% | 7,757,534 | $508,506,377 |
| 2024-06-30 | Resolution Capital Ltd | 2% | 7,060,253 | $462,799,605 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Ventas.
