Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Las Vegas Sands Corporation is a leading global developer and operator of integrated resorts and casino destinations. The company’s portfolio encompasses large-scale properties that combine gaming with hospitality, retail, dining and convention facilities to deliver comprehensive leisure and business experiences. Its resorts feature world-class casinos, luxury hotel accommodations, fine-dining restaurants, entertainment venues and extensive meeting and exhibition spaces.

Headquartered in Paradise, Nevada, Las Vegas Sands has shifted its primary focus to Asia’s rapidly growing tourism markets. The company’s flagship properties include Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, known for its iconic rooftop SkyPark and convention center, and a collection of integrated resorts in Macao operated through its Sands China subsidiary. These properties collectively serve millions of visitors annually and are positioned to benefit from the region’s expanding travel and meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sectors.

Founded in 1988 by the late Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands began with The Sands Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and expanded into Macao in 2004, establishing itself as a pioneer in Asia’s gaming industry. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2004 and has since grown through strategic development of large-scale, mixed-use resorts. After Adelson’s passing in 2021, leadership continuity was maintained under President and Chief Financial Officer Robert B. Goldstein, who oversees day-to-day operations and development initiatives.

With a business model centered on integrated resorts, Las Vegas Sands focuses on creating diversified revenue streams beyond gaming, including convention and exhibition services, retail leasing and luxury hospitality. The company continues to explore new opportunities in its core markets while investing in property enhancements and sustainability initiatives aimed at long-term growth and resilience amid evolving travel and leisure trends.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.63 to $52.50
• 50-Day Range: $51.07 to $57.70
• 52-Week Range: $30.18 to $58.05
• Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.12
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: $60.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Las Vegas Sands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Las Vegas Sands scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 298 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Las Vegas Sands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $60.20, representing about 16.4% upside from its current price of $51.72.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Las Vegas Sands has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Las Vegas Sands are expected to grow by 12.31% in the coming year, from $2.60 to $2.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Las Vegas Sands is 26.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Las Vegas Sands is 26.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.08.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Las Vegas Sands has a PEG Ratio of 1.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Las Vegas Sands has a P/B Ratio of 11.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.21% of the float of Las Vegas Sands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Las Vegas Sands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Las Vegas Sands has recently decreased by 11.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Las Vegas Sands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Las Vegas Sands has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Las Vegas Sands is 50.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Las Vegas Sands will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.25% next year. This indicates that Las Vegas Sands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.32

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.21% of the float of Las Vegas Sands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Las Vegas Sands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Las Vegas Sands has recently decreased by 11.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Las Vegas Sands has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Las Vegas Sands this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for LVS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Las Vegas Sands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Las Vegas Sands insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of Las Vegas Sands is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 39.16% of the stock of Las Vegas Sands is held by institutions.

LVS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LVS shares performed this year?

Las Vegas Sands' stock was trading at $51.36 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LVS stock has increased by 0.7% and is now trading at $51.7190.

How were Las Vegas Sands' earnings last quarter?

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The casino operator reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.26. Las Vegas Sands's revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Las Vegas Sands buying back stock?

Las Vegas Sands' board initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025, which allows the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 8.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Las Vegas Sands have any subsidiaries?

Las Vegas Sands subsidiaries include Cotai Strip Lot 2 Apart Hotel (Macao) Limited, Las Vegas Sands LLC, LVS Dutch Finance C.V., LVS Dutch Holding B.V., LVS (Nevada) International Holdings Inc., Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd., MBS Holdings Pte. Ltd., and more.

Who are Las Vegas Sands' major shareholders?

Las Vegas Sands' top institutional shareholders include GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Miriam Adelson, Charles D Forman and Robert G Goldstein.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Las Vegas Sands?

Shares of LVS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Las Vegas Sands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Las Vegas Sands investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Meta Platforms (META) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Record date for 8/13 Dividend: 8/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend: 8/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/13/2025
• Today: 10/07/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: GAMING
• Sub-Industry: Casinos & Gaming
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LVS
• CIK: 1300514
• Web: www.sands.com
• Phone: (702) 923-9000
• Fax: 702-414-4884
• Employees: 40,300
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Las Vegas Sands: $60.20
• High Price Target: $69.00
• Low Price Target: $56.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.12
• P/E Growth: 1.84
• Net Income: $1.45 billion
• Net Margins: 12.16%
• Pretax Margin: 16.74%
• Return on Equity: 55.37%
• Return on Assets: 7.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.53
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.18
• Cash Flow: $4.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.93
• Book Value: $4.36 per share
• Price / Book: 12.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 686,450,000
• Free Float: 678,217,000
• Market Cap: $35.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01