XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI - Free Report) by 236.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 33,190 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 23,321 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in VICI Properties were worth $969,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in VICI Properties in the 4th quarter worth $419,932,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 29,512,003 shares of the company's stock worth $860,107,000 after purchasing an additional 1,036,344 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of VICI Properties by 127.3% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,715,143 shares of the company's stock worth $50,099,000 after purchasing an additional 960,706 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in VICI Properties by 125.9% during the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,659,922 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,486,000 after purchasing an additional 925,041 shares during the period. Finally, Centersquare Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in VICI Properties by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Centersquare Investment Management LLC now owns 8,119,987 shares of the company's stock valued at $237,185,000 after buying an additional 804,291 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.71% of the company's stock.
VICI Properties Trading Down 0.6 %
VICI traded down $0.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $32.36. The stock had a trading volume of 1,075,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,018,348. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.70. VICI Properties Inc. has a 52 week low of $27.53 and a 52 week high of $34.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 2.61 and a current ratio of 2.61. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $31.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.13.
VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $976.05 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $969.29 million. VICI Properties had a net margin of 69.59% and a return on equity of 10.24%. On average, equities analysts predict that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.
VICI Properties Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a $0.4325 dividend. This represents a $1.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. VICI Properties's payout ratio is 67.58%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
VICI has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of VICI Properties from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Mizuho upped their price target on VICI Properties from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, VICI Properties has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.63.
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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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