NASDAQ:GLPI - Gaming and Leisure Properties Stock Price, Forecast & News

Gaming and Leisure Properties trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GLPI."

Gaming and Leisure Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share on Friday, December 27th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This is a boost from Gaming and Leisure Properties's previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Dividend History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ:GLPI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.41. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $287.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $288.09 million. Gaming and Leisure Properties had a return on equity of 14.76% and a net margin of 27.62%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Earnings History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 12th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.87 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.76. The company issued revenue guidance of $288.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $287.04 million.

7 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Gaming and Leisure Properties' share price to reach $43.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gaming and Leisure Properties in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Media stories about GLPI stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gaming and Leisure Properties earned a news impact score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,920,000 shares, an increase of 29.7% from the October 31st total of 1,480,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 831,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Current Options Chain.

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Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.14%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.74%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.39%), Millennium Management LLC (0.36%), PGGM Investments (0.34%) and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.32%). Company insiders that own Gaming and Leisure Properties stock include David A Handler, Desiree A Burke, E Scott Urdang, Joseph W Marshall III, Matthew Demchyk, Peter M Carlino and William J Clifford. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

GLPI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., First Trust Advisors LP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Decatur Capital Management Inc., Mackay Shields LLC and Strs Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

GLPI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Moody National Bank Trust Division, Ancora Advisors LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Sunbelt Securities Inc. and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have bought Gaming and Leisure Properties stock in the last two years include David A Handler, E Scott Urdang, Joseph W Marshall III, Matthew Demchyk, Peter M Carlino and William J Clifford. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

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

One share of GLPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.98.

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a market capitalization of $9.23 billion and generates $1.06 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $339.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.18 on an earnings per share basis. Gaming and Leisure Properties employs 644 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Gaming and Leisure Properties.

The official website for Gaming and Leisure Properties is http://www.glpropinc.com/.

Gaming and Leisure Properties' mailing address is 845 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 200, Wyomissing PA, 19610. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 610-401-2900 or via email at [email protected]