Ventas (NYSE:VTR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.85 by 1.87 percent. This is a 8.75 percent increase over earnings of $0.80 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.421 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.375 billion by 3.34 percent. This is a 18.32 percent increase over sales of $1.201 billion the same period last year.