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Ventas, Inc. (VTR)

Real Estate | REIT - Healthcare Facilities | Chicago, United States | NYSE
91.81 USD -1.08 (-1.163%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 91.58 -0.23 (-0.230%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:33 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:08 a.m. EDT

The most critical issue here is the payout percentage, which sits at over three hundred percent of earnings. This is a glaring warning sign that the dividend is not covered by profits and is likely unsustainable, making the income stream highly unreliable despite the attractive yield. While the stock has recovered significantly from its multi-year lows and is trading above its moving averages, the valuation remains stretched with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio well over one hundred. Analysts see room for upside, but the fundamental return on equity is weak. For a short-term trader, the momentum is decent enough to consider, but for a long-term holder, the balance sheet and earnings quality do not support a confident buy. The dividend is effectively a loan to shareholders rather than a reward.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.070840
AutoARIMA0.080200
AutoETS0.080202
MSTL0.081928

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 5.10
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.667
Excess Kurtosis -0.60
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 84.928
Revenue per Share 13.561
Market Cap 47,093,604,352
Trailing P/E 166.93
Forward P/E 100.34
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 4.09%
Website https://www.ventasreit.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a near-term rebound with heavy call open interest at strikes above the current price, indicating a bullish bias for the coming months. However, longer-dated contracts show significant put open interest at lower strikes alongside deep in-the-money call walls, suggesting investors are hedging against further downside while maintaining some long-term exposure.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 2.53% 3.11% 3.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.520000 0.585586
2026-03-31 0.520000 0.635852
2025-12-31 0.480000 0.620315
2025-09-30 0.480000 0.685812
2025-06-30 0.480000 0.760095
2025-03-31 0.480000 0.698080
2024-12-31 0.450000 0.764137
2024-10-01 0.450000 0.704336
2024-07-01 0.450000 0.884434
2024-03-28 0.450000 1.033532
2023-12-29 0.450000 0.902889
2023-09-29 0.450000 1.068122
2023-06-30 0.450000 0.951978
2023-03-31 0.450000 1.038062
2022-12-30 0.450000 0.998890
2022-09-30 0.450000 1.120239
2022-06-30 0.450000 0.874976
2022-03-31 0.450000 0.728627
2021-12-31 0.450000 0.880282
2021-09-30 0.450000 0.815070
2021-06-30 0.450000 0.788091
2021-03-31 0.450000 0.843645
2020-12-31 0.450000 0.917618
2020-09-30 0.450000 1.072450
2020-06-30 0.450000 1.228837
2020-03-31 0.793000 2.958955
2019-12-31 0.793000 1.373398
2019-09-30 0.793000 1.085855
2019-06-28 0.793000 1.160205
2019-03-29 0.793000 1.242752
2018-12-31 0.793000 1.353473
2018-09-28 0.790000 1.452740
2018-06-29 0.790000 1.387182
2018-03-29 0.790000 1.594993
2017-12-29 0.790000 1.316447
2017-09-11 0.775000 1.117037
2017-06-02 0.775000 1.154993
2017-03-03 0.775000 1.217405
2016-12-16 0.775000 1.267790
2016-09-13 0.730000 1.084212
2016-06-02 0.730000 1.106228
2016-03-03 0.730000 1.287251
2015-12-17 0.730000 1.331874
2015-09-11 0.730000 1.386251
2015-06-03 0.902135 1.219135
2015-03-04 0.661185 0.792824
2015-01-20 0.240950 0.267732
2014-12-18 0.902135 1.099512
2014-09-10 0.827909 1.134763
2014-06-04 0.827909 1.131222
2014-03-05 0.827909 1.150246
2013-12-12 0.827909 1.311980
2013-09-11 0.765102 1.091738
2013-06-03 0.765102 0.937850
2013-03-06 0.765102 0.944993
2012-12-13 0.708005 0.975763
2012-09-07 0.708005 0.953260
2012-06-06 0.708005 1.077324
2012-03-07 0.708005 1.113906
2011-12-13 0.656618 1.129667
2011-09-09 0.512733 0.880911
2011-07-05 0.143885 0.234070
2011-06-08 0.656618 1.080828
2011-03-09 0.656618 1.096701
2010-12-15 0.610940 1.096986
2010-09-15 0.610940 1.009625
2010-06-09 0.610940 1.165832
2010-03-10 0.610940 1.178155
2009-12-14 0.585817 1.179581
2009-09-09 0.585817 1.356425
2009-06-05 0.585817 1.650579
2009-03-16 0.585817 2.251975
2008-12-17 0.585817 1.704319
2008-09-17 0.585817 1.175527
2008-06-02 0.585817 1.089172
2008-03-04 0.585817 1.237039
2007-12-05 0.542423 1.085218
2007-09-13 0.542423 1.219512
2007-06-14 0.542423 1.258945
2007-03-16 0.542423 1.110591
2006-12-28 0.451068 0.941822
2006-09-14 0.451068 1.021993
2006-06-05 0.451068 1.214638
2006-03-03 0.451068 1.303201
2005-12-29 0.411100 1.139241
2005-09-16 0.411100 1.162792
2005-06-02 0.411100 1.268500
2005-03-22 0.411100 1.404057
2004-12-30 0.371132 1.180960
2004-09-16 0.371132 1.194854
2004-06-03 0.371132 1.409368
2004-03-11 0.371132 1.254827
2003-12-30 0.306041 1.191112
2003-08-28 0.306041 1.582989
2003-05-29 0.306041 1.914286
2003-02-28 0.306041 2.233334
2002-12-13 0.271783 2.080423
2002-08-22 0.271783 1.794875
2002-05-22 0.271783 1.829365
2002-02-20 0.271783 1.952423
2001-12-12 0.296905 2.161261
2001-09-19 0.251228 2.027653
2001-07-11 0.251228 2.154754
2001-04-30 0.251228 2.491510
2000-12-27 0.331164 5.458830
2000-09-14 0.708005 12.556962
1999-01-27 0.445358 3.505618
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.08
dividendYield 2.24
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021530842
lastDividendValue 0.52
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.36763835
Address1 300 North LaSalle Street
Address2 Suite 1600
All Time High 101.6
All Time Low 3.068973
Ask 91.94
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,820,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,626,182
Average Volume 3,626,182
Average Volume10Days 2,820,650
Beta 0.731
Bid 91.91
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 3
Book Value 28.559
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 91.81
Current Ratio 0.295
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 93.305
Day Low 91.73
Debt To Equity 84.928
Display Name Ventas
Dividend Date 1,784,160,000
Dividend Rate 2.08
Dividend Yield 2.24
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,420,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,420,000
Earnings Growth -0.067
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.034
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 2,380,859,904
Ebitda Margins 0.37091
Enterprise To Ebitda 25.359
Enterprise To Revenue 9.406
Enterprise Value 60,375,883,776
Eps Current Year 0.61
Eps Forward 0.915
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 91.9718
Fifty Day Average Change -0.1618042
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0017592806
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.763836
Fifty Two Week High 101.6
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.790001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09635828
Fifty Two Week Low 66.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38309735
Fifty Two Week Range 66.38 - 101.6
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 862,839,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.28
Float Shares 510,525,252
Forward Eps 0.915
Forward P E 100.33879
Free Cashflow 1,486,853,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 542
Fullday Change -1.08
Fullday Change Percent -1.16267
Fullday Price 91.58
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.39970002
Gross Profits 2,565,681,920
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00505
Held Percent Institutions 1.05116
Implied Shares Outstanding 512,946,359
Industry REIT - Healthcare Facilities
Industry Disp REIT - Healthcare Facilities
Industry Key reit-healthcare-facilities
Ir Website http://www.ventasreit.com/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.52
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,439,856,000
Last Split Factor 8,757:10000
Long Business Summary Ventas, Inc. is an S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. With approximately 1,450 properties in North America and the United Kingdom, Ventas occupies an essential role in the longevity economy. The Company's growth is fueled by its more than 900 senior housing communities, which provide valuable services to residents and enable them to thrive in supported environments. Ventas aims to deliver outsized performance by leveraging its operational expertise, data-driven insights from its Ventas OITM platform, extensive relationships and strong financial position. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities. Ventas, Inc. is based in Illinois, Chicago. Ventas, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 in Maryland.
Long Name Ventas, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 47,093,604,352
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_398549
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 262,731,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 45,160,305,569
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 93.42
Operating Cashflow 1,801,400,064
Operating Margins 0.14807999
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 3.6364002
Peg Ratio 1.72
Phone 877 483 6827
Post Market Change -0.22999573
Post Market Change Percent -0.25051272
Post Market Price 91.58
Post Market Time 1,787,960,009
Previous Close 92.89
Price Eps Current Year 150.5082
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.2147484
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.336609
Profit Margins 0.04093
Quick Ratio 0.261
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.6087
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.08
Regular Market Change Percent -1.16267
Regular Market Day High 93.305
Regular Market Day Low 91.73
Regular Market Day Range 91.73 - 93.305
Regular Market Open 93.42
Regular Market Previous Close 92.89
Regular Market Price 91.81
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,404
Regular Market Volume 1,916,830
Return On Assets 0.02169
Return On Equity 0.02012
Revenue Growth 0.217
Revenue Per Share 13.561
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 512,946,359
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0462
Shares Short 23,700,623
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 24,736,618
Short Name Ventas, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.053000003
Short Ratio 7.08
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol VTR
Target High Price 113.0
Target Low Price 86.0
Target Mean Price 100.45455
Target Median Price 100.5
Total Cash 198,956,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.388
Total Debt 12,918,999,040
Total Revenue 6,418,988,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.021530842
Trailing Eps 0.55
Trailing P E 166.92726
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 84.73905
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.0709457
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08344377
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,916,830
Website https://www.ventasreit.com
Zip 60,654