NYSE:LVSLas Vegas Sands Stock Price, Forecast & News

Las Vegas Sands' stock was trading at $48.63 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LVS shares have decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $48.55. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 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 14 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) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The casino operator reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.05. The casino operator earned $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 quarterly revenue was down 51.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a boost from Las Vegas Sands's previous quarterly dividend of $0.77. View Las Vegas Sands' dividend history.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Las Vegas Sands' share price to reach $57.21 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Las Vegas Sands.

Media headlines about LVS stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media 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 five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the casino operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutLas Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,050,000 shares, a decrease of 17.1% from the April 30th total of 14,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,520,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 3.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Las Vegas Sands' Current Options Chain.

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

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

Las Vegas Sands' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (2.67%), Capital International Investors (2.65%), State Street Corp (1.96%), Capital World Investors (1.31%), Capital Research Global Investors (1.14%) and Melvin Capital Management LP (0.97%). 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 Capital Research Global Investors, American International Group Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Invesco Ltd., Capital Bank & Trust Co, Vontobel Asset Management Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP, and AQR Capital Management LLC. 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 Capital International Investors, Viking Global Investors LP, Wellington Management Group LLP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Prudential PLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., and Victory Capital Management 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 $48.55.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $37.08 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.