Wells Fargo lifts Ventas Inc [VTR] price estimate. Who else is bullish?

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Ventas Inc [NYSE: VTR] traded at a low on Thursday, posting a -1.47 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $63.50.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 4930383 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Ventas Inc stands at 1.48% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.98%.

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The market cap for VTR stock reached $27.35 billion, with 419.36 million shares outstanding and 417.55 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.56M shares, VTR reached a trading volume of 4930383 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Ventas Inc [VTR]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VTR shares is $69.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VTR stock is a recommendation set at 1.70. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Wells Fargo have made an estimate for Ventas Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on October 01, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on March 18, 2024, representing the official price target for Ventas Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $52 to $46, while Wells Fargo kept a Equal Weight rating on VTR stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Ventas Inc is set at 1.30, with the Price to Sales ratio for VTR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 5.70. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.73, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.71. Price to Free Cash Flow for VTR in the course of the last twelve months was 28.96.

How has VTR stock performed recently?

Ventas Inc [VTR] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.47. With this latest performance, VTR shares dropped by -1.79% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 30.36% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 42.66% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for VTR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 44.98, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 40.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 48.39 for Ventas Inc [VTR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 64.19, while it was recorded at 64.48 for the last single week of trading, and 52.82 for the last 200 days.

Earnings analysis for Ventas Inc [VTR]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for VTR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Ventas Inc go to 8.22%.

Insider trade positions for Ventas Inc [VTR]

There are presently around $98.68%, or 99.25%% of VTR stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of VTR stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 64.5 million shares, which is approximately 15.9908%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 43.3 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.22 billion in VTR stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.38 billion in VTR stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6832%.