Ventas (VTR)
Real Estate · Healthcare REITs · NYSE
Ventas is a leading healthcare REIT delivering value through a massive portfolio of senior housing, research, and outpatient medical facilities serving an aging population.
What Ventas does
Ventas is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of senior housing communities, outpatient medical buildings, research centers, and healthcare facilities. The company operates through three primary segments: Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), Outpatient Medical and Research (OM&R), and triple-net leased (NNN) properties. Ventas also manages a private capital investment platform, Ventas Investment Management (VIM), which partners with institutional investors.
Themes: senior housing, healthcare real estate, life sciences infrastructure, aging population demographics, real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Fundamentals
- Price$86.49 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$44.4B as of 2026-07-28 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- 1-year return+21.0% 2025-10-20 close $71.50 → 2026-10-20 close $86.49
- P/E157.25 as of 2026-10-20
- Net margin+4.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+2.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROIC+3.4% NOPAT / (debt + equity - cash), average capital — 10-K FY2025 (year ended 2025-12-31) — EBIT = pre-tax income + interest expense (the 10-K tags no operating income)
- Debt / equityn/a No figure: its filing reports debt under a line we do not read, so a total would be understated.
- Revenue growth (YoY)+18.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+12.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.16 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.4%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How VTR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 116 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-10-20
- net profit marginmiddle range 154 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 158 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 132 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 41 covered Real Estate peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
VTR is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
41.0 #1049 of 1,265 scored · #55 of 70 in Real Estate
Growth 73rd (revenue growth year over year 18.5%, 3-year revenue CAGR 12.2%) and trend 68th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day); weakest is financial health (6th, free cash flow margin -22%).
Scores as of 20 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, VTR's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 329%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout329% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-06-30 | $1.7B | $72M | $0.14 | $557M† |
| Q1 FY2026 2026-03-31 | $1.7B | $59M | $0.11 | $395M |
| Q4 FY2025 2025-12-31 | $1.6B† | $73M† | $0.14† | $472M† |
| Q3 FY2025 2025-09-30 | $1.5B | $69M | $0.14 | $379M† |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-06-30 | $1.4B | $71M | $0.15 | $475M† |
| Q1 FY2025 2025-03-31 | $1.4B | $48M | $0.10 | $321M |
| Q4 FY2024 2024-12-31 | $1.3B† | $59M† | $0.13† | $374M† |
| Q3 FY2024 2024-09-30 | $1.2B | $21M | $0.05 | $354M† |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-06-30
- Cash and equivalents$199M
- Total debtnot shown the filing reports its long-term debt in a form we do not read yet
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How Ventas looks technically
Ventas (VTR) is trading 0.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 312 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +0.4% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $88.04 | $88.04 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $86.12 | $86.12 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 12 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 12 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 79.85. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a five-part sequence in leg 4. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 312 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 312 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 0.4% above | +0.4% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 23.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 53.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the top of its 14-day range ($79.85 to $86.82) — its "stochastic" reading is 95 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 95.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $101.60 | $101.60 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 14.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -14.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 26.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +26.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 14.9% below its highest point of the past year | 14.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $101.60 (set on 2026-07-28) | $101.60 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($69.55 to $100.53), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 45% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $80.39 to $81.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 45.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 14.9% below its all-time high | -14.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.0% above a support level at $85.60 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-04-09, most recently on 2026-06-11. Since 2024-10-21 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.35 (set on 2020-03-18) | $13.35 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 548.1% above its all-time low | +548.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 41st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.82 between its high and its low — about 2.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.82 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $80.24 and $88.48 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $80.24 – $84.36 – $88.48 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.1% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (0.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.56× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.9% since the prior reading | -0.9% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.8% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.8% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -1.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.8 percentage points (the stock lost 10.1% while the market gained 3.6%) | -13.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 6.3 percentage points (the stock gained 2.2% while the market gained 8.5%) | -6.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 6.4 percentage points (the stock gained 21.0% while the market gained 14.6%) | +6.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.8% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.0% of the share price. | -4.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $86.19 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 199 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $88.05 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 59 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.8% |
Head and shoulders, bearish — forming · entry $78.72 · 74 sessions in
Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $83.17 · 71 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
VTR last closed at $86.49 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $85.60 | Support | 1.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-04-09 to 2026-06-11 |
| $87.60 | Resistance | 1.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-17 to 2026-08-11 |
| $80.37 | Support | 7.1% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-12-29 to 2026-10-08 |
| $78.65 | Support | 9.1% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-25 to 2026-06-04 |
| $94.55 | Resistance | 9.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-07 to 2026-08-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $79.85.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a five-part sequence in leg 4, which fails on a close above $86.93.
This reading has stood for 4 trading days, since 2026-10-15.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading below the 50-day moving average · lagging the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.61 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 22 analysts
- Mean price target$100.50 range $90.00 – $113.00; median $100.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for VTR
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.11 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-21
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.11, on 2026-09-16, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward10% of 10 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on the financial performance of senior housing operators and healthcare industry trends","Risks associated with maintaining status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code","Sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations and capital market conditions impacting real estate valuation and financing"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VTR's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'artificial intelligence' to list of regulatory areas in factor (a) (filed 2026-04-28)
- Added reference to 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations' section in the risk disclosure references (filed 2025-10-30 only)
- Removed:
- Removed 'and fiscal policy' from factor (b) macroeconomic description (present in 2025-10-30, absent in 2026-04-28)
- Removed 'our occupancy rates and resident fee revenues' from factor (b) impacts (present in 2025-10-30, absent in 2026-04-28)
- Removed reference to 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations' from risk disclosure section references (present in 2025-10-30, absent in 2026-04-28)
- Reworded:
- Factor organization restructured: Multiple factors reordered and renumbered between filings
- Changed 'rent from' to 'lease from' in factor discussing third-party manager/tenant reliance (filed 2026-04-28)
- Factor (b) in 2026-04-28 now reads 'general economic conditions' instead of 'general economic conditions and fiscal policy'
- Factor (c) in 2026-04-28 (potential claims/legal actions) was previously factor (c) in 2025-10-30
- Added comprehensive new factors in 2026-04-28: factor (d) on acquisitions/synergies, (e) on identifying investments, (f) on navigating trends, (g) on bankruptcy risk, (h) on capital markets reliance, (i) on limited manager/tenant concentration, (j) on operational risks, (k) on asset class risks, (l) on international operations, (m) on lease/management renewal risks, (n) on borrower default risks, (o) on credit losses/impairments, (p) on unknown liabilities, (q) on M&A activity
- Text appears truncated in both versions at end of provided excerpts, limiting full comparison of all content
- Notes:
- The provided text is truncated at the end of both filings, preventing complete comparison of the full factors listed
- The older filing shows 32 as page number, newer shows 27, suggesting different document lengths or formatting
- Factor reorganization and renumbering makes line-by-line comparison challenging; factors appear reordered rather than purely added/removed
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 5 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-161 buy ($197025) · 1 sell ($103915) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-03. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about VTR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for VTR from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
VTR had 16,501,695 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VTR had 3.22% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.9 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 16,501,695
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.22%
- Prior settlement (shares) 19,779,274
- Reported change -16.57%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.9
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Welltower (WELL)
- Healthpeak Properties
- Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI)
- Medical Properties Trust
- Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA)
- Healthcare Realty Trust (HR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ventas (VTR) do?
Ventas is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of senior housing communities, outpatient medical buildings, research centers, and healthcare facilities. The company operates through three primary segments: Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), Outpatient Medical and Research (OM&R), and triple-net leased (NNN) properties.
What sector is Ventas (VTR) in?
Ventas (VTR) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Healthcare REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does VTR pay a dividend?
Yes — Ventas (VTR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.40% and 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Ventas's (VTR) competitors?
Notable peers of Ventas (VTR) include Welltower, Healthpeak Properties, Omega Healthcare Investors, Medical Properties Trust and Sabra Health Care REIT. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in VTR?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for VTR from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Ventas (VTR) overbought or oversold right now?
Ventas (VTR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VTR come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.