VICI Properties (VICI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages experiential properties, with a primary focus on gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations. The company’s portfolio includes the real estate associated with well-known casinos, resorts, racetracks and golf facilities.

VICI generally leases its properties to gaming and entertainment operators through long-term, triple-net lease agreements. Its tenants operate the properties and are typically responsible for property-level expenses such as maintenance, insurance and taxes, while VICI focuses on owning, maintaining and expanding its real estate portfolio.

The company was established in 2017 as part of the restructuring of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company. Its portfolio is concentrated in the United States and also includes properties in Canada. Notable assets include the real estate associated with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and other major casino resorts operated by companies such as Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International.

VICI is headquartered in New York City. Its leadership has included Chief Executive Officer Edward Pitoniak and President and Chief Operating Officer John Payne, who have overseen the company’s development as a specialized owner of experiential real estate.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.80 to $25.38
• 50-Day Range: $22.53 to $26.31
• 52-Week Range: $22.42 to $30.83
• Volume: 16.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.58
• Dividend Yield: 7.29%
• Price Target: $29.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VICI Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VICI Properties scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 188 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VICI Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VICI Properties has a consensus price target of $29.42, representing about 16.3% upside from its current price of $25.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VICI Properties has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.02%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VICI Properties are expected to grow by 2.02% in the coming year, from $2.47 to $2.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VICI Properties is 11.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VICI Properties is 11.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 30.69.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VICI Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.89% of the float of VICI Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VICI Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VICI Properties has recently increased by 12.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

VICI Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.36%, 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 84.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VICI Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 73.02% next year. This indicates that VICI Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

VICI Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for VICI Properties this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

48 people have searched for VICI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

43 people have added VICI Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 187% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

0.29% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VICI
• CIK: 1705696
• Web: www.viciproperties.com
• Phone: (646) 949-4631
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VICI Properties: $29.42
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.01
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.78 billion
• Net Margins: 56.46%
• Pretax Margin: 57.37%
• Return on Equity: 8.10%
• Return on Assets: 4.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.57
• Current Ratio: 2.35
• Quick Ratio: 2.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.94
• Cash Flow: $2.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.46
• Book Value: $26.74 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,101,090,000
• Free Float: 1,097,893,000
• Market Cap: $27.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64