Ventas' (VTR) Q2 results reflect occupancy and revenue growth in its same-store senior housing operating portfolio.

The headline numbers for Ventas (VTR) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Ventas raised the lower end of its forecast for annual funds from operations on Thursday, banking on continued strength for its assisted living and senior housing properties to drive performance.

Ventas (VTR) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.80 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.79 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.75 per share a year ago.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. CEO Remarks “We started 2024 with momentum, which continued in the second quarter as we delivered another quarter of strong results. We are executing on our focused strategy to capture the unprecedented multiyear growth opportunity in senior housing,” said Debra A. Cafaro, Ventas Chairman and CEO. “We drove occupancy and revenue growth in our senior h.

Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Ventas (VTR), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended June 2024.

Ventas' (VTR) Q2 earnings are likely to have benefitted from favorable SHOP operating trends, healthy demand for life-science real estate assets and accretive investments.

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) will issue its second quarter 2024 earnings release after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, August 1, 2024. A conference call to discuss those earnings will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). The dial-in number for the conference call is (888) 330-3576 (or +1 (646) 960-0672 for international callers), and the participant passcode is 7655497. A live webcast can be.

Ventas (VTR) is poised to benefit by leveraging the rise in the aging population, growing outpatient visit trends and a healthy balance sheet. However, higher competition and interest rates are headwinds.

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