Chairman and CEO of Ventas Inc. (VTR) Debra A Cafaro sells 264,264 shares of VTR on 08/01/2012 at an average price of $67.25 a share.

Ventas, Inc. has a market cap of $19.65 billion; its shares were traded at around $67.05 with a P/E ratio of 18.4 and P/S ratio of 11.1. The dividend yield of Ventas, Inc. stocks is 3.7%. Ventas, Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 6.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ventas, Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of VTR over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of VTR.

CEO Recent Trades:

• Chairman and CEO Debra A Cafaro sold 54,822 shares of VTR stock on 02/27/2012 at the average price of 55.11. Debra A Cafaro owns at least 709,030 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 21.67% since.

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:

• Chief Acct. Off. & Controller Robert J Brehl sold 20,700 shares of VTR stock on 07/30/2012 at the average price of 67.42. Robert J Brehl owns at least 24,413 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.55% since.
• Director Douglas M Pasquale sold 30,000 shares of VTR stock on 06/18/2012 at the average price of 60.55. Douglas M Pasquale owns at least 92,166 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.73% since.
• Director Ronald G Geary sold 10,000 shares of VTR stock on 06/08/2012 at the average price of 58.21. Ronald G Geary owns at least 18,165 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 15.19% since.
• EVP & Chief Fin. Officer Richard A Schweinhart sold 124,593 shares of VTR stock on 05/25/2012 at the average price of 58.18. Richard A Schweinhart owns at least 131,798 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 15.25% since.
• President Raymond J Lewis sold 49,024 shares of VTR stock on 05/25/2012 at the average price of 58.17. Raymond J Lewis owns at least 160,510 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 15.27% 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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