Ventas Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Chairman and CEO CAFARO DEBRA A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.8 million on Jan 02 ’26. In the deal valued at $77.26 per share,10,322 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, CAFARO DEBRA A now holds 1,145,695 shares worth roughly $85.81 million.
Then, Probst Robert F sold 29,930 shares, generating $2,312,188 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $77.25, the EVP and CFO now owns 138,434 shares.
Before that, Robert F Probst bought 29,930 shares. Ventas Inc shares valued at $2,312,188 were divested by the Officer at a price of $77.25 per share.
Goldman initiated its Ventas Inc [VTR] rating to a Buy in a research note published on January 09, 2026; the price target was $94. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Cantor Fitzgerald’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early October with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. UBS began covering VTR with “Neutral” recommendation on September 19, 2025. JP Morgan revised its rating on June 23, 2025. It rated VTR as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of VTR
On Monday, Ventas Inc [NYSE:VTR] saw its stock fall -0.24% to $74.9. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.14%. Ventas Inc shares have risen nearly 31.24% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -3.20% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Ventas Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ventas Inc stocks on 2025-12-15, growing by 2.74 million shares to a total of 16.23 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 13.49 million shares. There was a rise of 16.87%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
