Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Takes $9.53 Million Position in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Key Points

• Eisler Capital Management Ltd. acquired approximately $9.53 million worth of shares in VICI Properties, purchasing 292,154 shares during the first quarter.
• VICI Properties recently reported $1 billion in revenue for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, with earnings per share matching consensus at $0.60.
• The company has a dividend yield of 5.2%, with an annualized dividend of $1.73, indicating robust returns for shareholders.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 292,154 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,533,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 756.8% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,346 shares of the company's stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 10,905 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 16.0% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 67,202 shares of the company's stock worth $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 9,273 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 22.7% during the fourth quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 430,147 shares of the company's stock worth $12,565,000 after purchasing an additional 79,568 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 20.8% during the fourth quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,649 shares of the company's stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 2,352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 404.1% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,119 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. 97.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup reissued a "market outperform" rating on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on VICI Properties from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. JMP Securities set a $35.00 price target on VICI Properties in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on VICI Properties from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on VICI Properties from $34.75 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $35.40.

VICI Properties Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VICI opened at $33.44 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $32.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 1.74. The company has a market capitalization of $35.65 billion, a PE ratio of 12.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 0.68. VICI Properties Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $27.98 and a fifty-two week high of $34.29.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.60. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 10.21% and a net margin of 70.20%.The company had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $991.59 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS. VICI Properties's revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. VICI Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.350-2.370 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.

VICI Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.4325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.2%. VICI Properties's payout ratio is currently 66.28%.

VICI Properties Profile

VICI Properties Inc is an S&P 500 experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip.

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