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. Since then, LVS stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $49.93. 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The casino operator reported ($0.03) EPS 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 return on equity of 28.49% and a net margin of 17.81%. The company's revenue was down 51.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. View Las Vegas Sands' earnings history.

Las Vegas Sands announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders 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 6.33%. The ex-dividend date 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 analysts have issued 1 year target prices 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 $57.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Las Vegas Sands.

News articles about LVS stock have been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a news sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the casino operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutLas Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands saw a decrease in short interest in 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 trading volume of 8,520,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 3.7% of the company's stock are sold short. 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.

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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 acquired 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 $49.93.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $38.13 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.