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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 19th. View Las Vegas Sands' Dividend History.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The casino operator reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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 return on equity of 36.43% and a net margin of 28.32%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share. 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.

12 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Las Vegas Sands' stock. Their predictions range from $57.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect Las Vegas Sands' share price to reach $77.0909 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Las Vegas Sands.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Las Vegas Sands in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Las Vegas Sands saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,308,851 shares, an increase of 56.7% from the May 31st total of 5,941,656 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,398,291 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 2.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Las Vegas Sands' Current Options Chain.

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

Media headlines about LVS stock have trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a news impact score of 0.33 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the casino operator an impact score of 46.26 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Las Vegas Sands' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.11%), Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware (0.02%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.02%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.01%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and DnB Asset Management AS (0.01%). 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 Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. View Insider Buying and Selling for Las Vegas Sands.

LVS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Handelsbanken Fonder AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., FormulaFolio Investments LLC, Daiwa SB Investments Ltd., XR Securities LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Private Trust Co. NA. 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 $73.73.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $58.19 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.