In a filing, Ventas Inc revealed its Chairman and CEO CAFARO DEBRA A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $8.02 million on Oct 29 ’24. In the deal valued at $66.17 per share,121,248 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CAFARO DEBRA A now holds 986,717 shares worth roughly $60.01 million.
Then, CAFARO DEBRA A sold 34,085 shares, generating $2,272,341 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $66.67, the Chairman and CEO now owns 986,717 shares.
Before that, CAFARO DEBRA A bought 34,085 shares. Ventas Inc shares valued at $2,272,340 were divested by the Officer at a price of $66.67 per share.
Robert W. Baird upgraded its Ventas Inc [VTR] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published on January 17, 2025; the price target was decreased to $65 from $66. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early October from “an Equal weight” to “an Overweight”. Evercore ISI also remained covering VTR and has increased its forecast on March 18, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “an In-line” rating. Wells Fargo revised its rating on February 26, 2024. It rated VTR as “an Equal weight” which previously was an “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of VTR
On Friday, Ventas Inc [NYSE:VTR] saw its stock jump 2.32% to $60.82. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.22%. Ventas Inc shares have risen nearly 3.28% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 27.56% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $67.61 was reached on 01/24/25, a 52-week low of $41.45 was recorded on 01/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $60.72, while 200 days put it at $56.63.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VTR Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 59.56, which if violated will result in even more drops to 58.29. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 61.53. A further resistance level may holdings at 62.23. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 57.60, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.09, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 3.50%. Stochastics %K at 70.71% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Ventas Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ventas Inc stocks on 2024-12-31, dropping by -10.52 million shares to a total of 10.98 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-29 was 21.5 million shares. There was a decline of -95.77%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on January 30, 2024 when Deutsche Bank began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $60 price target.
