NYSE:LVSLas Vegas Sands Stock Price, Forecast & News

Las Vegas Sands' stock was trading at $48.63 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LVS stock has decreased by 8.1% and is now trading at $44.68. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Las Vegas Sands in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Las Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Las Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The casino operator reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.05. The casino operator earned $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 17.81% and a return on equity of 28.49%. Las Vegas Sands's revenue for the quarter was down 51.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. View Las Vegas Sands' earnings history.

Las Vegas Sands declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.79 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Las Vegas Sands's previous quarterly dividend of $0.77. View Las Vegas Sands' dividend history.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Las Vegas Sands' stock price to reach $57.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Las Vegas Sands.

Media coverage about LVS stock has trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a coverage optimism score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the casino operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Las Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,120,000 shares, a decline of 13.8% from the June 15th total of 11,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,460,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 3.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Las Vegas Sands' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Las Vegas Sands include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Penn National Gaming (PENN), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Boyd Gaming (BYD), International Game Technology (IGT), Scientific Games (SGMS) and Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Las Vegas Sands investors own include AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Bank of America (BAC), Walt Disney (DIS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Starbucks (SBUX).

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

Las Vegas Sands' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Newport Asia LLC (0.21%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.00%) and Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Las Vegas Sands stock include Kathleen Bender Patton, Lawrence A Jacobs 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Riverview Trust Co, Newport Asia LLC, and IBM Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Las Vegas Sands company stock in the last year include Kathleen Bender Patton, and Lawrence A Jacobs. View insider buying and selling activity for Las Vegas Sands.

LVS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gradient Investments LLC, and Carroll Financial Associates Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LVS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.68.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $34.12 billion and generates $13.74 billion in revenue each year. The casino operator earns $2.70 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.26 on an earnings per share basis. Las Vegas Sands employs 50,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Las Vegas Sands is www.sands.com.

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.