Ventas, Inc. (VTR), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population.ย Valued at $39.4 billion by market cap, the companyย owns seniors housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and medical office buildings in the U.S. and Canada.ย Theย leading healthcare REIT is expected to announce its fiscalย first-quarter earnings for 2026 in the near term.ย
Ahead of the event, analysts expect VTR to report anย FFO of $0.91 per share on a diluted basis, up 8.3% fromย $0.84 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has beat or matched Wall Streetโs FFO estimates in its last four quarterly reports.ย
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For the full year, analysts expect VTR to report FFO of $3.84 per share, up 10.3% from $3.48 per share inย fiscal 2025. Its FFO is expected to rise 9.1% year over year to $4.19 per share in fiscal 2027.ย
VTR stock has underperformed the S&P 500 Indexโs ($SPX) 30.7% gains over the past 52 weeks, with sharesย up 30.4% during this period. However, it notably outpaced the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETFโsย (XLRE)ย 9.7% uptick over the same time frame.
On Feb. 5,ย VTR shares closed up by 2.7% after reporting itsย Q4 results. Its FFO of $0.89 per share met Wall Street expectations. The companyโs revenue was $1.6 billion, topping Wall Street forecasts of $1.5 billion. VTR expects full-year FFO in the range of $3.78 to $3.88 per share.
Analystsโ consensus opinion on VTR stock is bullish, with a โStrong Buyโ rating overall. Out of 21 analysts covering the stock, 16 advise a โStrong Buyโ rating, one suggests a โModerate Buy,โ and four give a โHold.โ VTRโs average analyst price target is $92.85, indicating a potential upside of 11% from the current levels.ย
On the date of publication, Neha Panjwani did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
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