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. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.06%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. This is a positive change 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) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.41. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $287.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $288.09 million. Gaming and Leisure Properties had a return on equity of 14.76% and a net margin of 27.62%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Earnings History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 20th 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 updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.87 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.76. The company issued revenue guidance of $288.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $287.04 million.

8 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties' shares. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate Gaming and Leisure Properties' share price to reach $44.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.2%. 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 1 hold rating and 7 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 extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Gaming and Leisure Properties earned a news sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Gaming and Leisure Properties saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,430,000 shares, a drop of 28.7% from the December 31st total of 3,410,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 842,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 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' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.31%), Advisors Capital Management LLC (0.20%), Strs Ohio (0.11%), Decatur Capital Management Inc. (0.07%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Gaming and Leisure Properties stock include Brandon John Moore, 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 Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and Decatur Capital Management Inc.. 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 for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

GLPI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Miles Capital Inc., Corrado Advisors LLC and Exane Derivatives. 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 $46.19.

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a market capitalization of $9.92 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]