Shares of Real Estate sector company Ventas moved 1.3% today, and are now trading at a price of $60.27. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,309,912 compared to its average volume of 2,603,252. The S&P 500 index returned a -1.0% performance.
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) is a leading S&P 500 real estate investment trust enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. The company is based in Chicago and has 486 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $25,283,928,064. Ventas currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 3.0% per year.
19 analysts are following Ventas and have set target prices ranging from $55.0 to $81.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, VTR is trading -14.8% away from its average analyst target price of $70.74 per share.
Over the last year, VTR's share price has increased by 19.5%, which represents a difference of -7.9% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $67.61 per share whereas its 52 week low is $41.45. Ventas's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $1.0 Billion, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -10.3%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,119,873 | 383,590 | 736,283 | -17.11 |
| 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 | -16.49 |
| 2019 | 1,437,783 | 156,724 | 1,281,059 | 2.52 |
| 2018 | 1,381,467 | 131,858 | 1,249,609 |
