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Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR ) is a real estate investment trust focused on healthcare and senior living properties.
It is set to report its Q3 2025 earnings on Oct. 29. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.41, down from $0.80 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $1.43 billion, up from $1.24 billion a year earlier.
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If You Bought Ventas Stock 10 Years Ago
The company's stock traded at approximately $52.66 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 190 shares. Currently, shares trade at $67.91, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $12,896 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Ventas also paid dividends during these 10 years.
Ventas' dividend yield is currently 2.83%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $25.91 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $4,920 from dividends alone.
Summing up $12,896 and $4,920, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $17,816. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Ventas stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 78.16%. However, this figure is significantly less than the S&P 500 total return for the same period, which was 294%.
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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?
Ventas has a consensus rating of "Outperform" and a price target of $62.29 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The price target implies more than 8% potential downside from the current stock price.
The company on July 30 announced its Q2 2025 earnings, posting FFO of $0.87, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.85, and revenues of $1.42 billion, compared to the consensus of $1.37 billion, as reported by Benzinga .
"The company delivered strong earnings growth in the second quarter, led by powerful organic and external growth in our Senior Housing Operating Portfolio," said CEO Debra A. Cafaro. "We are experiencing an unprecedented multiyear growth opportunity in senior housing driven by secular demand from a large and growing aging population, historically low new supply and an attractive product offering that is valuable to seniors. Our advantaged platform enables us to drive performance in our existing communities and make compelling investments in senior housing."
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For its full-year 2025, the company expects normalized FFO per share in the range of $3.41 to $3.46.
Check out this article by Benzinga for four analysts' insights on Ventas.
Given the expected downside potential, growth-focused investors may not find Ventas stock attractive. Conversely, the stock can be a good option for income-focused investors, who can benefit from the company's solid dividend yield of 2.83%.
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