VICI Properties (VICI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. VICI Properties owns 93 experiential assets across a geographically diverse portfolio consisting of 54 gaming properties and 39 other experiential properties across the United States and Canada. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 127 million square feet and features approximately 60,300 hotel rooms and over 500 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and sportsbooks. Its properties are occupied by industry-leading gaming, leisure and hospitality operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements. VICI Properties has a growing array of real estate and financing partnerships with leading operators in other experiential sectors, including Bowlero, Cabot, Canyon Ranch, Chelsea Piers, Great Wolf Resorts, Homefield, and Kalahari Resorts. VICI Properties also owns four championship golf courses and 33 acres of undeveloped and underdeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties' goal is to create the highest quality and most productive experiential real estate portfolio through a strategy of partnering with the highest quality experiential place makers and operators.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.86 to $33.10
• 50-Day Range: $31.41 to $33.94
• 52-Week Range: $27.98 to $34.29
• Volume: 8.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.65
• Dividend Yield: 5.24%
• Price Target: $35.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VICI Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VICI Properties scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 345th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VICI Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VICI Properties has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VICI Properties are expected to grow by 3.46% in the coming year, from $2.31 to $2.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VICI Properties is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VICI Properties is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.62.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

VICI Properties has a PEG Ratio of 3.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VICI Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.95% of the outstanding shares of VICI Properties have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VICI Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VICI Properties has recently increased by 341.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

VICI Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

VICI Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of VICI Properties is 66.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VICI Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.38% next year. This indicates that VICI Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.96

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.95% of the outstanding shares of VICI Properties have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VICI Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VICI Properties has recently increased by 341.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.49

News Sentiment

VICI Properties has a news sentiment score of 1.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for VICI Properties this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for VICI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

23 people have added VICI Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 156% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VICI Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.27% of the stock of VICI Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.71% of the stock of VICI Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VICI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VICI shares performed this year?

VICI Properties' stock was trading at $29.21 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VICI shares have increased by 12.9% and is now trading at $32.9750.

How were VICI Properties' earnings last quarter?

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did VICI Properties IPO?

VICI Properties (VICI) raised $1 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, February 1st 2018. The company issued 50,000,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and BofA Merrill Lynch served as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Co-Managers, Credit Suisse, UBS Investment Bank, Stifel, Citizens Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities, Nomura and Union Gaming were co-managers.

Who are VICI Properties' major shareholders?

VICI Properties' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (14.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (3.25%), Allianz Asset Management GmbH (2.37%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.05%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of VICI Properties?

Shares of VICI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of VICI Properties own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VICI Properties investors own include Realty Income (O), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Energy Transfer (ET) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VICI
• CIK: 1705696
• Web: www.viciproperties.com
• Phone: (646) 949-4631
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VICI Properties: $35.40
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.29
• P/E Growth: 3.29
• Net Income: $2.68 billion
• Net Margins: 70.20%
• Pretax Margin: 71.50%
• Return on Equity: 10.21%
• Return on Assets: 6.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 1.74
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.97
• Cash Flow: $2.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.68
• Book Value: $25.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,066,370,000
• Free Float: 1,063,491,000
• Market Cap: $35.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68