HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI - Free Report) by 1,806.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,013,549 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,907,911 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.19% of VICI Properties worth $65,682,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VICI. Provident Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 1.5% in the first quarter. Provident Investment Management Inc. now owns 23,785 shares of the company's stock worth $776,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 8.5% during the first quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 4,593 shares of the company's stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 0.9% during the first quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 40,578 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,324,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its position in shares of VICI Properties by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 12,646 shares of the company's stock valued at $369,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company's stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 403 shares during the last quarter. 97.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a "market outperform" rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. JMP Securities set a $35.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $34.75 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, VICI Properties has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $35.40.
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VICI Properties Price Performance
Shares of VICI stock traded down $0.08 on Friday, hitting $32.53. 8,746,828 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,335,823. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.74. VICI Properties Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.98 and a 12 month high of $34.29. The stock has a market cap of $34.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50 day moving average of $32.86 and a 200 day moving average of $31.96.
VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.60. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 10.21% and a net margin of 70.20%. The business had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $991.59 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.57 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.
VICI Properties Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.4325 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. VICI Properties's dividend payout ratio is 66.28%.
VICI Properties Profile
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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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