NYSE:LVS - Las Vegas Sands Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share on Thursday, December 27th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 17th. View Las Vegas Sands' Dividend History.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 24th. The casino operator reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.04. The casino operator earned $3.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.41 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a return on equity of 34.18% and a net margin of 27.71%. View Las Vegas Sands' Earnings History.

Las Vegas Sands is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Las Vegas Sands.

15 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their predictions range from $60.00 to $86.00. On average, they expect Las Vegas Sands' share price to reach $73.3179 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Las Vegas Sands.

15 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 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Las Vegas Sands.

Media coverage about LVS stock has trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a coverage optimism score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the casino operator a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to Las Vegas Sands include Marriott International (MAR), Hilton Hotels (HLT), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Huazhu Group (HTHT), Hyatt Hotels (H), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Eldorado Resorts (ERI), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) and Penn National Gaming (PENN).

Las Vegas Sands' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include RPG Investment Advisory LLC (0.01%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.01%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.01%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and Windward Capital Management Co. CA (0.00%). Company insiders that own Las Vegas Sands stock include George Jamieson, 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Narwhal Capital Management, DNB Asset Management AS, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc. and RPG Investment Advisory LLC. Company insiders that have sold Las Vegas Sands company stock in the last year include Lawrence A Jacobs and Robert G Goldstein. View Insider Buying and Selling for Las Vegas Sands.

LVS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cumberland Advisors Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Webster Bank N. A., First Hawaiian Bank, Cerebellum GP LLC, Windward Capital Management Co. CA, Banced Corp and North Star Investment Management Corp.. Company insiders that have bought Las Vegas Sands stock in the last two years include George Jamieson and Robert G Goldstein. 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 $56.60.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $44.63 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.

The official website for Las Vegas Sands is http://www.lasvegassands.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.