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

Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock was trading at $39.56 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) 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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' earnings history.

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

8 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

News stories about GLPI stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog 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 coverage optimism score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutGaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties saw a increase in short interest in 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 daily volume of 2,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock 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 number 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]