Chairman and CEO of Ventas Inc. (VTR) Debra A Cafaro sells 8,400 shares of VTR on 01/27/2012 at an average price of $58.84 a share.

Ventas Inc. has a market cap of $16.79 billion; its shares were traded at around $58.31 with a P/E ratio of 18.2 and P/S ratio of 16.5. The dividend yield of Ventas Inc. stocks is 4%. Ventas Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 6.5% over the past 10 years.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of VTR. For the complete insider trading history of VTR, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director Richard I Gilchrist bought 2,500 shares of VTR stock on 01/18/2012 at the average price of 55.43. Richard I Gilchrist owns at least 10,987 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.2% since.
• Director Douglas M Pasquale sold 20,000 shares of VTR stock on 01/25/2012 at the average price of 57.53. Douglas M Pasquale owns at least 140,109 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.36% since.
• Senior Quarters Llc Prometheus sold 21,070,658 shares of VTR stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 53.45. Senior Quarters Llc Prometheus owns at least 3,700,186 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.09% since.
• Holdings Llc Lfcm sold 21,070,658 shares of VTR stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 53.45. Holdings Llc Lfcm owns at least 3,700,186 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.09% since.
• Director Matthew J Lustig sold 21,070,658 shares of VTR stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 53.45. Matthew J Lustig owns at least 3,705,034 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.09% since.

For the complete insider trading history of VTR, click here.

Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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