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 Tuesday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.68 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 13th. This is a boost from Gaming and Leisure Properties's previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Dividend History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ:GLPI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.26. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $254.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $255.55 million. Gaming and Leisure Properties had a net margin of 38.95% and a return on equity of 16.10%. Gaming and Leisure Properties's quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 EPS. View Gaming and Leisure Properties' Earnings History.

Gaming and Leisure Properties is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 14th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

11 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock. Their predictions range from $32.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Gaming and Leisure Properties' share price to reach $39.5556 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gaming and Leisure Properties in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Gaming and Leisure Properties.

News articles about GLPI stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of 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 impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned 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 next few days.

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Gaming and Leisure Properties' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.02%), Bamco Inc. NY (4.87%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.71%), Capital World Investors (3.68%), Putnam Investments LLC (2.16%) and FMR LLC (1.97%). Company insiders that own Gaming and Leisure Properties stock include Barry F Schwartz, David A Handler, E Scott Urdang, Peter M Carlino, Steven T Snyder 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 FMR LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Capital World Investors, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A. and Uniplan Investment Counsel 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 American Century Companies Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Waterfront Capital Partners LLC, Scopus Asset Management L.P., Point72 Asset Management L.P., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. and Capital Research Global Investors. 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, 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 $33.26.

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion and generates $971.31 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $380.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.15 on an earnings per share basis. Gaming and Leisure Properties employs 714 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]