Ventas Inc (VTR): Today's Featured Real Estate Laggard

Ventas was a leading decliner within the real estate industry, falling $0.72 (-1.0%) to $68.43 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Ventas

(

VTR

) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Ventas fell $0.72 (-1.0%) to $68.43 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,531,853 shares of Ventas exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,747,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $68.18-$69.60 after having opened the day at $69.47 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $69.15. Other companies within the Real Estate industry that declined today were:

Homex Development

(

HXM

), down 30.6%,

Digital Realty

(

DLR

), down 7.5%,

Roberts Realty Investors

(

RPI

), down 6.9% and

Elbit Imaging

(

EMITF

), down 6.2%.

Ventas, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment, management, financing, and leasing of properties in the healthcare industry. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States and Canada. Ventas has a market cap of $20.2 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 6.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Ventas a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Ventas

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, increase in net income, increase in stock price during the past year, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

On the positive front,

IFM Investments

(

CTC

), up 6.6%,

Altisource Portfolio Solutions

(

ASPS

), up 6.5%,

W. P. Carey

(

WPC

), up 4.5% and

China HGS Real Estate

(

HGSH

), up 4.0% , were all gainers within the real estate industry with

National Retail Properties

(

NNN

) being today's featured real estate industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the real estate industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate

(

IYR

) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider

ProShares Short Real Estate Fund

(

REK

).

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