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The price of Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) closed at $74.9 in the last session, down -0.24% from day before closing price of $75.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.68 million shares were traded. VTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $76.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.84.
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 148.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.89 and its Current Ratio is at 2.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.03.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on January 09, 2026, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $94.
On October 01, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $77.
On September 19, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $73.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on September 19, 2025, with a $73 target price.
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 Jan 02 ’26 when CAFARO DEBRA A sold 10,322 shares for $77.26 per share. The transaction valued at 797,475 led to the insider holds 1,145,695 shares of the business.
Probst Robert F sold 29,930 shares of VTR for $2,312,188 on Jan 02 ’26. The EVP and CFO now owns 138,434 shares after completing the transaction at $77.25 per share. On Jan 02 ’26, another insider, Robert F Probst, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 29,930 shares for $77.25 each.
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 35182989312 and an Enterprise Value of 48193880064. As of this moment, Ventas’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 141.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 118.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.693 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.829.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VTR is 0.79, which has changed by 0.29137933 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19362879 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VTR has reached a high of $81.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.73%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VTR traded on average about 2.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2495150 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 469.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 467.36M. Insiders hold about 0.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.07% stake in the company. Shares short for VTR as of 1765756800 were 16230978 with a Short Ratio of 5.52, compared to 1763078400 on 13492279. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16230978 and a Short% of Float of 4.02.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VTR is 1.92, which was 1.89 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024725273. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43. The current Payout Ratio is 923.55% for VTR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-08-18 when the company split stock in a 8757:10000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 1 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.11, with high estimates of $0.14 and low estimates of $0.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.27 and $0.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.27. EPS for the following year is $0.56, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.57 and $0.56.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.53B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.55B to a low estimate of $1.5B. As of. The current estimate, Ventas Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.29BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.59B. There is a high estimate of $1.59B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.59B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.92BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.94B and the low estimate is $6.45B.
