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

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

Gaming and Leisure Properties announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 21st. Investors of record on Friday, September 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.68 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Dividend History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ:GLPI) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.33. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $289.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $289.64 million. Gaming and Leisure Properties had a return on equity of 14.98% and a net margin of 29.69%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.43 EPS. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Earnings History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 31st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Gaming and Leisure Properties issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.40-3.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.99. The company issued revenue guidance of $1151.5-1152.4 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.16 billion.

8 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock. Their predictions range from $37.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock price to reach $43.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gaming and Leisure Properties in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

News stories about GLPI stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gaming and Leisure Properties earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,290,000 shares, a decrease of 25.4% from the August 15th total of 1,730,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,150,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gaming and Leisure Properties investors own include Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), AT&T (T), Sirius XM (SIRI), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Ares Capital (ARCC) and New Residential Investment (NRZ).

Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.31%), Decatur Capital Management Inc. (0.07%), Foundations Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), Fox Run Management L.L.C. (0.00%) and Lenox Wealth Advisors LLC (0.00%). 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Decatur Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

GLPI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Fox Run Management L.L.C. and Lenox Wealth Advisors 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 $38.47.

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a market capitalization of $8.26 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. Suite200, Wyomissing PA, 19610. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 610-401-2900 or via email at [email protected]