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Ventas, Inc.

$VTR·$41B·REIT - Healthcare Facilities·Real Estate
$85.86+1.2%YTD+12.0%1Y+23.5%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
VTVTR
$VTRVentas, Inc.
$85.86+1.18%88 posts1×
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On X

The complete picture of $VTR on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

88X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $VTR's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 73% of tracked names.

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $VTR — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

A senior-housing REIT riding demographic tailwinds — Oct 27 earnings is where the long-cycle story gets validated.

Ventas is a senior-housing-and-healthcare REIT whose 2026 story is simple: an aging America plus a structural senior-housing supply gap means pricing power is building for operators with scale and location advantages. Multiple sector articles are naming Ventas inside that trade.

  • The P&L is modestly growing: Q2 revenue grew 22% YoY to $1.73B at a 12.5% operating margin and $0.14 EPS, with trailing EPS prints missing by 1.6% and 10.5% — the EPS line is uneven because of REIT accounting (same-store NOI growth is the cleaner metric to watch).
  • The structural setup is specific: 'Senior Housing Boom' plus 'REITs Paying Investors to Ride It' articles name Ventas among the top senior-housing beneficiaries, which combined with the ongoing SHOP (senior housing operating portfolio) margin expansion is the forward driver.

At 49% of its 52-week range going into Oct 27 earnings, the setup is a quiet mid-range coil. A clean same-store SHOP NOI growth number plus any disclosed occupancy acceleration is the trigger; a soft SHOP occupancy or any CCRC-exposure concern is the invalidation.

What to watch: Oct 27 Q3 earnings — same-store SHOP NOI growth, occupancy trend, FFO direction, and FY27 guide. SHOP NOI acceleration is the trigger; occupancy decline is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-10-27 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Ventas is a healthcare REIT investing in senior housing communities, medical office buildings, and life science properties across the U.S. and Canada.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where REIT - Healthcare Facilities sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VTR.

REIT - Healthcare Facilities · Real Estate

No material change from last week — Senior housing occupancy recovery is driving NOI growth above the broader REIT sector average.

What this means for $VTR

Partial — Ventas is a healthcare REIT investing in senior housing communities, medical office buildings, and life science properties across the U.S. and Canada.

Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
+13.5%YTD
+16.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
169.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
22.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
12.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
7.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
2.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
-2.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$0.14$0.14-1.6%
Q1 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.11$0.12-10.5%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$0.15$0.10+49.0%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$0.14$0.09+52.2%
Next earningsTue, Oct 27·consensus EPS $0.16

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$1.7B+21.7%39.8%12.5%$0.14$1.5B
Q1 FY26$1.7B+22.0%39.6%11.6%$0.12$-576.9M
Q4 FY25$1.6B+21.7%-136%13.0%$0.15$367.7M
Q3 FY25$1.5B+20.4%41.6%14.9%$0.14$286.4M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$6.9B$6.8B – $7.0B$0.58$0.58 – $0.595
FY27$7.7B$7.5B – $7.8B$0.94$0.90 – $0.985
FY28$8.4B$7.7B – $8.7B$1.27$0.90 – $1.494
FY29$9.1B$8.8B – $9.4B$1.94$1.85 – $2.002

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.50%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-4.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-1.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β0.745-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyJun 3Michael J EmblerDirector2.5K sh$197KSellMay 14Walter C RakowichDirector1.2K sh$104K
+ 32 other (31 awards · 1 inkind) in window

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  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
  • Cluster-buy detection when multiple insiders pile in at once
  • 30 / 60 / 180-day windows so you can spot building conviction
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsOct 73
8-KOfficer or director changeSep 158-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Ventas, Inc. (VTR) filed an 8-K reporting an officer or director change (Item 5.02) effective September 10, 2026; the excerpt contains only the cover page with no details on the specific individual or nature of the personnel change. This is a routine governance disclosure for this senior housing and medical office REIT.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 43
AI summary

A new Ventas director or officer filed Form 3 reporting no securities beneficially held — Tables I and II are both empty. Routine new-officer or director initial ownership disclosure with zero holdings at time of appointment.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 158-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KOfficer or director changeMay 158-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 8.01: Other event
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)May 15424B5
+ 11 other (5 13Gs · 2 13Fs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

These 5 REITs Own Something America Is Running Short Of: Senior Housing247wallst.com·3d agoWhy Ventas (VTR) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Nowzacks.com·11d agoBest Real Estate Stocks To Follow Now – October 5thdefenseworld.net·11d ago4 Senior Housing REITs for Income Investors Betting on an Aging America247wallst.com·15d agoThe Senior Housing Boom Is Here. These 5 REITs Are Paying Investors to Ride It247wallst.com·17d ago

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