Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Las Vegas Sands in a report released on Monday, July 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst V. Umansky now anticipates that the casino operator will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Las Vegas Sands' current full-year earnings is $2.60 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Las Vegas Sands' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS.
LVS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Las Vegas Sands from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Las Vegas Sands has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.50.
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Las Vegas Sands Price Performance
Shares of Las Vegas Sands stock traded up $1.62 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $52.41. The company had a trading volume of 6,936,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,107,893. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.58. The company has a market capitalization of $37.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.09. Las Vegas Sands has a 1-year low of $30.18 and a 1-year high of $56.60.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The casino operator reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 12.16% and a return on equity of 51.16%. Las Vegas Sands's revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share.
Las Vegas Sands Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 5th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.91%. Las Vegas Sands's dividend payout ratio is 50.51%.
Las Vegas Sands announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, April 23rd that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the casino operator to purchase up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Las Vegas Sands
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LVS. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of Las Vegas Sands during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in Las Vegas Sands in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Las Vegas Sands by 37.5% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 876 shares of the casino operator's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Las Vegas Sands in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in Las Vegas Sands in the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. 39.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Las Vegas Sands Company Profile
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Las Vegas Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, the Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip, and the Sands Macao in Macao, the People's Republic of China; and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
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