Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Has $11.17 Million Holdings in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI)

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio decreased its stake in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI - Free Report) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 382,343 shares of the company's stock after selling 25,588 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio's holdings in VICI Properties were worth $11,168,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd bought a new position in shares of VICI Properties during the 4th quarter worth about $2,773,000. JT Stratford LLC increased its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 35,356 shares of the company's stock worth $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 583 shares during the period. CSS LLC IL bought a new position in shares of VICI Properties during the 4th quarter worth about $353,000. Ashford Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in VICI Properties by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Ashford Capital Management Inc. now owns 211,860 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,188,000 after acquiring an additional 13,050 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in VICI Properties in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,842,000. Institutional investors own 97.71% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VICI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of VICI Properties from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on VICI Properties from $34.25 to $34.75 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on VICI Properties from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $35.18.

VICI Properties Trading Down 0.3%

VICI traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $31.56. The stock had a trading volume of 1,278,102 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,962,528. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 2.61 and a current ratio of 2.61. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $31.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.06. VICI Properties Inc. has a 52 week low of $27.53 and a 52 week high of $34.29.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 69.59%. The firm had revenue of $984.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $976.51 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.56 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.

VICI Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a $0.4325 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a $1.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.48%. VICI Properties's dividend payout ratio is currently 69.20%.

About VICI Properties

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.