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Ventas, Inc. · VTR · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Ventas: Senior-housing momentum and acquisitions strengthen outlook
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for Ventas: senior-housing demand, improving occupancy, operating leverage, and acquisitions are supporting growth. The thesis is conditional on continued demand, disciplined execution, favorable financing, and no meaningful return of new supply.
Reported After market closeNYSEReal Estate
$44.84B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.80
Consensus $0.80
EPS surprise
0.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.24B
Consensus $1.23B
Revenue surprise
+0.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-1.5%
Event window
SPY move
-2.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.5%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.3×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-2.2%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did VTR fall 1.5% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in VTR's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for VTR after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the acquisition program accelerated to $1.7 billion of senior-housing investments closed or under contract, while management again raised its 2024 outlook. The latest analysis also emphasized operating leverage, the OI platform, and Zero Lost Revenue Days as contributors to performance; Brookdale, supply, and financing conditions remain key areas to monitor.
Guidance delta
Management raised 2024 normalized FFO and SHOP NOI expectations for the third time this year.
Key takeaways
- Management described Q3 performance as stronger than expected, with 7% year-over-year FFO growth and double-digit senior-housing NOI expansion.
- Senior-housing investments closed or under contract reached $1.7 billion in Q3, with management citing 7%–8% year-one NOI yields.
- Higher occupancy, pricing, and operating leverage supported margin expansion.
- The OI platform and Zero Lost Revenue Days initiative were highlighted as tools for improving pricing, capex efficiency, digital marketing, and occupancy.
Management priorities
- Continue acquiring high-quality senior-housing assets, with a goal of having more than 50% of the total portfolio in senior housing by year-end.
- Expand Zero Lost Revenue Days to more communities.
- Use the OI platform to improve pricing, capex efficiency, and digital marketing.
- Evaluate additional conversions of Triple-Net leases to SHOP format.
- Focus on U.S. and Canadian markets with favorable affordability and demographic conditions.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$87.42Current
$51Low
$83.35Average
$110High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 14, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 13, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 11, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 17, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 13, 2022 |
| SMBC Nikko | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Stifel | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Capital One Financial | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Capital One | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Hilliard Lyons | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Morgan Keegan | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 21, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $87.42. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | John Kilichowski | $96 | $85.86 | +9.8% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $83.54 | +4.1% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $87.22 | +14.4% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Joe Dickstein | $102 | $89.1 | +16.7% | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $91.18 | +19.0% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $91.8 | +16.7% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $91.91 | +22.4% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Richard Anderson | $102 | $92.15 | +16.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $104 | $97.62 | +19.0% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Richard Hightower | $99 | $92.21 | +13.2% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $88 | $81.18 | +0.7% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $83.89 | +7.5% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Omotayo Okusanya | $100 | $83.46 | +14.4% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vikram Malhotra | $98 | $88 | +12.1% | May 22, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $95 | $88.28 | +8.7% | May 21, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $88.14 | +25.8% | May 19, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $88.53 | +14.4% | May 12, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $85.34 | +8.7% | May 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Juan Sanabria | $100 | $88.04 | +14.4% | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $88.02 | +12.1% | May 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $88.02 | +6.4% | May 4, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $87.25 | +8.7% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $85.25 | +3.0% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $83.38 | +0.7% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $82.79 | +4.1% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Julien Blouin | $100 | $82.75 | +14.4% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Goldsmith | $85 | $83.12 | -2.8% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $75.08 | +7.5% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $75.4 | +6.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $78.7 | +6.4% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Austin Wurschmidt | $85 | $80 | -2.8% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $79.76 | +0.7% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $73.76 | -2.8% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $71.5 | -8.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Richard Anderson | $77 | $69.99 | -11.9% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| UBS | Michael Goldsmith | $73 | $67.18 | -16.5% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $67.54 | -15.4% | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $67.79 | -10.8% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $67.87 | -14.2% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $69.18 | -17.6% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | James Kammert | $70 | $64.91 | -19.9% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Richard Anderson | $71 | $64.16 | -18.8% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | James Kammert | $64 | $60.28 | -26.8% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Michael Carroll | $63 | $59.1 | -27.9% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $59 | $58.56 | -32.5% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | James Kammert | $56 | $52.64 | -35.9% | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ronald Kamdem | $52.5 | $52.69 | -39.9% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $52 | $49.59 | -40.5% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Michael Carroll | $52 | $47.14 | -40.5% | May 7, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $51 | $47.05 | -41.7% | May 7, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakwa | $50 | $42.77 | -42.8% | Mar 18, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $44.29 | -35.9% | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $48.26 | -38.2% | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $47.55 | -37.1% | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $52.43 | -31.4% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $50.74 | -40.5% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $50.25 | -25.6% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $51.43 | -30.2% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $56.74 | -32.5% | Jun 1, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $56.09 | -27.9% | May 20, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Derek Johnston | $64 | $51.56 | -26.8% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Omotayo Okusanya | $53 | $52.03 | -39.4% | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Dave Rodgers | $60 | $50.93 | -31.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Nicholas Joseph | $63 | $46.96 | -27.9% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| SMBC Nikko | Richard Anderson | $55 | $49.51 | -37.1% | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Capital One Financial | Daniel Bernstein | $65 | $55.75 | -25.6% | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Scotiabank | Nicholas Yulico | $63 | $55.75 | -27.9% | Jun 30, 2021 |
| KeyBanc | Jordan Sadler | $65 | $56.06 | -25.6% | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Steve Manaker | $57 | $56.19 | -34.8% | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Barclays | Steven Valiquette | $67 | $56.27 | -23.4% | Jun 11, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationVentas, 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.
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:38:36.707185+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-27T03:30:45.272827+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-27T03:30:45.270028+00:00
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