What's in the Offing for Ventas (VTR) This Earnings Season?

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Healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas, Inc. (VTR - Free Report) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2017 results on Oct 27, before the market opens. The company’s funds from operations (FFO) and revenues are anticipated to be up year over year.

Last quarter, this Chicago, IL-based healthcare REIT delivered a positive surprise of 0.95%. Results reflected growth in same-store cash net operating income (NOI) across triple net-leased portfolio, senior housing operating portfolio and medical office building portfolio.

Further, Ventas posted an average positive surprise of 0.99% over the trailing four quarters, surpassing estimates twice and posting in-line results in the other occasions. The graph below depicts this surprise history:

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