Ventas (VTR) Tops Q4 FFO and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Ventas reported quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.81 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.80 per share, and up from $0.76 per share a year ago, representing an FFO surprise of 1.25% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $1.29 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.23%, compared to $1.16 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Ventas has surpassed consensus FFO estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] 分组2 - The stock's immediate price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and future FFO expectations [3] - Ventas shares have increased approximately 1.2% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 3.2% [3] - The current consensus FFO estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.81 on revenues of $1.26 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $3.39 on revenues of $5.14 billion [7] 分组3 - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the REIT and Equity Trust - Other sector is currently in the bottom 33% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact stock performance [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in estimate revisions, suggesting that investors can track these revisions or use tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]