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

Company Overview

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is a global developer and operator of integrated resorts, focused on large-scale properties that combine casino gaming with hotels, convention and exhibition facilities, retail, dining, and entertainment. The company’s operations center on developing and managing full-service resort complexes that serve both leisure and business travelers, with emphasis on convention and trade-show business in addition to gaming revenue streams.

The company’s portfolio has included prominent properties in North America and Asia, most notably The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, along with a significant presence in Macau through multiple integrated resorts. Its properties are designed to offer a mix of luxury accommodations, meeting and convention space, retail shopping, restaurants and entertainment venues alongside casino operations, positioning the firm to capture demand from tourism, international conventions and high-end retail and hospitality services.

Founded and long led by founder Sheldon G. Adelson, Las Vegas Sands grew from U.S. beginnings into a major international operator of integrated resorts; Adelson guided the company’s global expansion until his death in 2021. The company is headquartered in Paradise, Nevada, and remains focused on development, property management and the operation of large, mixed-use resort destinations that integrate hospitality, gaming and conventions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.26 to $54.35
• 50-Day Range: $51.60 to $57.66
• 52-Week Range: $39.29 to $70.45
• Volume: 6.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.93
• Dividend Yield: 2.23%
• Price Target: $68.28
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Las Vegas Sands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Las Vegas Sands scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 272 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: 4.3 / 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 2.61, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $68.28, representing about 26.9% upside from its current price of $53.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Las Vegas Sands has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Las Vegas Sands are expected to grow by 8.96% in the coming year, from $3.35 to $3.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Las Vegas Sands is 19.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Las Vegas Sands is 19.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 17.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Las Vegas Sands has a PEG Ratio of 1.19. 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 22.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.91% 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 4.47.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Las Vegas Sands has recently increased by 8.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Las Vegas Sands pays a meaningful dividend of 2.30%, 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 44.44%. 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 32.88% next year. This indicates that Las Vegas Sands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.32

News Sentiment

Las Vegas Sands has a news sentiment score of 1.32. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Las Vegas Sands this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for LVS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Las Vegas Sands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Las Vegas Sands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,294,034.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.55% of the stock of Las Vegas Sands is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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 $65.11 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, LVS stock has decreased by 17.4% and is now trading at $53.7980.

How were Las Vegas Sands' earnings last quarter?

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The casino operator reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.15. Las Vegas Sands's quarterly revenue was up 25.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Las Vegas Sands buying back stock?

Las Vegas Sands' board authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Las Vegas Sands have any subsidiaries?

Las Vegas Sands subsidiaries include these companies: 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?

Top institutional shareholders of Las Vegas Sands include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.57%), ARGA Investment Management LP (0.57%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Miriam Adelson, Patrick Dumont, Irwin Chafetz, Randy Hyzak, D Zachary Hudson 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

• Record date for 2/18 Dividend: 2/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/18 Dividend: 2/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/18/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Record date for 5/13 Dividend: 5/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/13 Dividend: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 41,500
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Las Vegas Sands: $68.28
• High Price Target: $78.50
• Low Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.61
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.06
• P/E Growth: 1.19
• Net Income: $1.63 billion
• Net Margins: 13.41%
• Pretax Margin: 18.12%
• Return on Equity: 118.27%
• Return on Assets: 10.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.64
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.74
• Cash Flow: $5.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.60
• Book Value: $2.43 per share
• Price / Book: 22.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 662,640,000
• Free Float: 658,992,000
• Market Cap: $35.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85