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

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

Gaming and Leisure Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 8th will be given a dividend of $0.68 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 7th. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Dividend History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ:GLPI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 13th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust earned $303.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $306.12 million. Gaming and Leisure Properties had a net margin of 32.16% and a return on equity of 14.42%. Gaming and Leisure Properties's quarterly revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Earnings History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 7th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8774070784.

Gaming and Leisure Properties issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 13th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.40-$3.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.17. The company issued revenue guidance of $1154.1-$1159.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.27 billion.Gaming and Leisure Properties also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $3.40-3.45 EPS.

8 analysts have issued 12 month price targets 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 $40.7778 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% 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 headlines about GLPI stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gaming and Leisure Properties earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Gaming and Leisure Properties saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,077,442 shares, a decline of 36.5% from the February 28th total of 4,849,424 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,377,986 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include PGGM Investments (3.86%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.30%), Strs Ohio (0.12%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%) and Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.03%). Company insiders that own Gaming and Leisure Properties stock include Barry F Schwartz, 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 Strs Ohio, Presima Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic and Aurora Investment Counsel. 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 PGGM Investments, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Pennsylvania Trust Co, BB&T Corp and Virtu Financial LLC. Company insiders that have bought Gaming and Leisure Properties stock in the last two years include Barry F Schwartz, 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GLPI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.67.

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a market capitalization of $8.51 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.

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]