Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) is a real estate investment trust that owns and leases gaming and entertainment properties. The company generally leases its properties to casino operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements, under which tenants are typically responsible for property-level operating expenses, maintenance, insurance and taxes.

GLPI’s portfolio primarily consists of casinos, racetracks and related facilities across the United States. Its tenants operate gaming, lodging, food and beverage, entertainment and other hospitality businesses, while GLPI focuses on owning the underlying real estate and managing its relationships with gaming operators.

The company was formed in 2013 through the separation of certain real estate assets from Penn National Gaming, now known as PENN Entertainment. GLPI is headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and is led by Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Peter Carlino.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $38.16 to $38.66
• 50-Day Range: $38.27 to $46.01
• 52-Week Range: $38.16 to $49.95
• Volume: 2.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.22
• Dividend Yield: 8.57%
• Price Target: $47.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gaming and Leisure Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gaming and Leisure Properties scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gaming and Leisure Properties has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a consensus price target of $47.73, representing about 24.7% upside from its current price of $38.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gaming and Leisure Properties has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gaming and Leisure Properties are expected to grow by 3.72% in the coming year, from $4.03 to $4.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gaming and Leisure Properties is 11.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gaming and Leisure Properties is 11.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a PEG Ratio of 1.61. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a P/B Ratio of 2.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.56% of the float of Gaming and Leisure Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gaming and Leisure Properties has recently increased by 0.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Gaming and Leisure Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Gaming and Leisure Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gaming and Leisure Properties is 96.19%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Gaming and Leisure Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.47% in the coming year. This indicates that Gaming and Leisure Properties may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.21. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Gaming and Leisure Properties this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

23 people have searched for GLPI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 229% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Gaming and Leisure Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $422,400.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0038% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gaming and Leisure Properties insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $422,400.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.11% of the stock of Gaming and Leisure Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.14% of the stock of Gaming and Leisure Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GLPI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:GLPIV
• CIK: 1575965
• Web: www.glpropinc.com
• Phone: (610) 401-2900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gaming and Leisure Properties: $47.73
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.50
• P/E Growth: 1.61
• Net Income: $825.11 million
• Net Margins: 59.01%
• Pretax Margin: 60.45%
• Return on Equity: 19.17%
• Return on Assets: 7.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.51
• Current Ratio: 4.74
• Quick Ratio: 4.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.98
• Cash Flow: $4.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.54
• Book Value: $17.70 per share
• Price / Book: 2.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 290,920,000
• Free Float: 278,963,000
• Market Cap: $11.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65