Ventas, Inc. ( VTR ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 31, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.793 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 14, 2019. Shareholders who purchased VTR prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 0.38% increase over prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $59.19, the dividend yield is 5.36%.
The previous trading day's last sale of VTR was $59.19, representing a -9.91% decrease from the 52 week high of $65.70 and a 27.17% increase over the 52 week low of $46.55.
VTR is a part of the Consumer Services sector, which includes companies such as American Tower Corporation (REIT) ( AMT ) and Simon Property Group, Inc. ( SPG ). VTR's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $2.05. Zacks Investment Research reports VTR's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as -2.52%, compared to an industry average of .6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the VTR Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to VTR through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have VTR as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Trust iShares Residential Real Estate ETF ( REZ )
- iShares Trust ( ICF )
- SPDR DJ Wilshire REIT ETF ( RWR )
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF ( EWRE )
- The Long-Term Care ETF ( OLD ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is REZ with an decrease of -2.79% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of VTR at 6.75%.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.