NASDAQ:GLPIGaming and Leisure Properties Stock Price, Forecast & News

Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock was trading at $39.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GLPI shares have decreased by 12.7% and is now trading at $34.54. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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

Gaming and Leisure Properties is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ:GLPI) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.40. The real estate investment trust earned $283.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $283.61 million. Gaming and Leisure Properties had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 34.35%. Gaming and Leisure Properties's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' earnings history.

Gaming and Leisure Properties declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share on Friday, June 26th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' dividend history.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Gaming and Leisure Properties' shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $51.00. On average, they expect Gaming and Leisure Properties' share price to reach $38.77 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Press coverage about GLPI stock has trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing 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 news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutGaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,440,000 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the April 30th total of 2,260,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Current Options Chain.

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

Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.78%), Capital World Investors (6.34%), Morgan Stanley (2.65%), Morgan Stanley (2.65%), State Street Corp (2.27%) and Capital International Investors (2.10%). Company insiders that own Gaming and Leisure Properties stock include Brandon John Moore, David A Handler, Desiree A Burke, E Scott Urdang, Earl C Shanks, Joseph W Marshall III and Matthew Demchyk. View institutional ownership trends for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

GLPI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, AJO LP, Two Sigma Investments LP, Capital World Investors, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Invesco Ltd., Jennison Associates LLC, and Mackenzie Financial Corp. Company insiders that have sold Gaming and Leisure Properties company stock in the last year include Brandon John Moore, and Desiree A Burke. View insider buying and selling activity for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

GLPI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital International Investors, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank AG, Eminence Capital LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., and Par Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Gaming and Leisure Properties stock in the last two years include David A Handler, E Scott Urdang, Earl C Shanks, Joseph W Marshall III, and Matthew Demchyk. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $34.54.

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a market capitalization of $7.43 billion and generates $1.15 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $390.88 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.44 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 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]