Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 361.08x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.06. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VTR is 435.01M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.86% of that float. On March 18, 2025, the average trading volume of VTR was 2.93M shares.
VTR) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) has increased by 2.78 when compared to last closing price of 66.89.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.84% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-14 that Ventas (VTR) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
VTR’s Market Performance
Ventas Inc (VTR) has seen a 1.84% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 5.87% gain in the past month and a 13.22% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.52%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.20% for VTR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.29% for VTR’s stock, with a simple moving average of 14.67% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VTR
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VTR reach a price target of $65, previously predicting the price at $66. The rating they have provided for VTR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 17th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to VTR, setting the target price at $71 in the report published on October 01st of the previous year.
VTR Trading at 9.10% 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 -3.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.52%, as shares surge +3.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.74% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VTR rose by +1.84%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +45.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $67.87. In addition, Ventas Inc saw 16.74% 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 41,294 shares at the price of $69.08 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, CAFARO DEBRA A now owns 1,138,143 shares of Ventas Inc, valued at $2,852,424 using the latest closing price.
CAFARO DEBRA A, the Chairman and CEO of Ventas Inc, sale 1,200 shares at $71.04 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that CAFARO DEBRA A is holding 1,128,143 shares at $85,248 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ventas Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 0.80, with 0.32 for asset returns.
Based on Ventas Inc (VTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.19.
Conclusion
To sum up, Ventas Inc (VTR) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
