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The price of Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) closed at $67.69 in the last session, down -0.46% from day before closing price of $68.0. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. VTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.455 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.58.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VTR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 46.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.11.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on October 01, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $77.
On September 19, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $73.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on June 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $72.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when CAFARO DEBRA A sold 10,322 shares for $70.24 per share. The transaction valued at 724,986 led to the insider holds 1,145,695 shares of the business.
Bulgarelli Peter J. sold 2,554 shares of VTR for $179,435 on Oct 01 ’25. The EVP OM&R-Ventas/Pres&CEO-LHS now owns 116,488 shares after completing the transaction at $70.26 per share. On Sep 30 ’25, another insider, Bulgarelli Peter J., who serves as the EVP OM&R-Ventas/Pres&CEO-LHS of the company, sold 2,040 shares for $69.99 each. As a result, the insider received 142,780 and left with 119,042 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VTR now has a Market Capitalization of 30763157504 and an Enterprise Value of 43795517440. As of this moment, Ventas’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 156.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 111.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.302 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.709.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VTR is 0.90, which has changed by 0.07529783 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15822446 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VTR has reached a high of $71.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.54%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VTR traded on average about 2.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2676400 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 454.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 451.87M. Insiders hold about 0.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.35% stake in the company. Shares short for VTR as of 1757894400 were 18169161 with a Short Ratio of 6.62, compared to 1755216000 on 16007764. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18169161 and a Short% of Float of 4.67.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VTR is 2.16, which was 1.86 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027352942. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.57. The current Payout Ratio is 923.55% for VTR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-08-18 when the company split stock in a 8757:10000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 1 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Ventas Inc (VTR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.09, with high estimates of $0.09 and low estimates of $0.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.41 and $0.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.41. EPS for the following year is $0.66, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.7 and $0.62.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.44B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.45B to a low estimate of $1.43B. As of. The current estimate, Ventas Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.24BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.47B. There is a high estimate of $1.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.44B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.73B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.63B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.92BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.61B and the low estimate is $5.4B.
