The stock price of Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) has jumped by 0.41 compared to previous close of 63.20. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-20 that CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) today announced that it has earned the 2024 Nareit “Leader in the Light” award for the Healthcare sector in recognition of its superior and longstanding sustainability practices. This is the eighth time Ventas has received this important recognition. In addition, Ventas was recognized with Nareit’s inaugural “Impact at Scale” award for the Company’s innovative and scalable approach to decarbonization. As part of its commitment to achieving net.
Is It Worth Investing in Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for VTR is 1.39. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
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The public float for VTR is 417.70M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.96% of that float. On November 26, 2024, VTR’s average trading volume was 2.70M shares.
VTR’s Market Performance
The stock of Ventas Inc (VTR) has seen a -1.23% decrease in the past week, with a -1.98% drop in the past month, and a 3.74% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.90% for VTR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.26% for VTR’s stock, with a 18.52% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VTR stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for VTR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VTR in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $71 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VTR reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for VTR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 18th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to VTR, setting the target price at $46 in the report published on February 26th of the current year.
VTR Trading at -0.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VTR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.42%, as shares sank -3.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.58% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VTR fell by -1.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $64.27. In addition, Ventas Inc saw 27.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VTR starting from CAFARO DEBRA A, who sale 121,248 shares at the price of $66.17 back on Oct 29 ’24. After this action, CAFARO DEBRA A now owns 986,717 shares of Ventas Inc, valued at $8,022,701 using the latest closing price.
CAFARO DEBRA A, the Chairman and CEO of Ventas Inc, sale 34,085 shares at $66.67 during a trade that took place back on Oct 30 ’24, which means that CAFARO DEBRA A is holding 986,717 shares at $2,272,341 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ventas Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -0.68, with -0.26 for asset returns.
Based on Ventas Inc (VTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.19.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Ventas Inc (VTR) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bearish of “sell” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
