NYSE:LVS - Las Vegas Sands Stock Price, Price Target & More

Las Vegas Sands trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LVS."

Las Vegas Sands announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share on Thursday, June 28th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 19th. View Las Vegas Sands' Dividend History.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The casino operator reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.19. The casino operator had revenue of $3.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.37 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 36.43%. The company's revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. View Las Vegas Sands' Earnings History.

Las Vegas Sands is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Las Vegas Sands.

15 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect Las Vegas Sands' stock price to reach $74.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Las Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,967,828 shares, an increase of 59.4% from the April 30th total of 3,744,971 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,932,407 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's shares are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Las Vegas Sands include Marriott International (MAR), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Huazhu Group (HTHT), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), Hyatt Hotels (H), Caesars Entertainment Co. Common Stock (CZR), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Extended Stay America (STAY) and Boyd Gaming (BYD).

Headlines about LVS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a media sentiment score of 0.03 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the casino operator an impact score of 44.92 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Las Vegas Sands' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (2.09%), Thornburg Investment Management Inc. (0.53%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.37%), Millennium Management LLC (0.34%), Northern Trust Corp (0.32%) and Epoch Investment Partners Inc. (0.29%). Company insiders that own Las Vegas Sands stock include George Jamieson and Robert G Goldstein. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Las Vegas Sands.

LVS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., Carmignac Gestion, Thornburg Investment Management Inc., Swiss National Bank, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC and Newport Asia LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Las Vegas Sands.

LVS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Millennium Management LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and Criterion Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Las Vegas Sands.

Shares of LVS 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 LVS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.34.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $63.43 billion and generates $12.88 billion in revenue each year. The casino operator earns $2.81 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.04 on an earnings per share basis. Las Vegas Sands employs 50,500 workers across the globe.

Las Vegas Sands' mailing address is 3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH ROOM 1A, LAS VEGAS NV, 89109. The casino operator can be reached via phone at 702-414-1000.