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 given a dividend of $0.75 per share on Thursday, June 28th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.05%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 19th. View Las Vegas Sands' Dividend History.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) released its quarterly earnings results 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 earned $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.66 EPS. 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 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect Las Vegas Sands' stock price to reach $77.0909 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.1% 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 in 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days. Approximately 2.6% 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 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).

Headlines about LVS stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a news sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the casino operator an impact score of 46.05 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Las Vegas Sands' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.11%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%), Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware (0.02%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.02%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.01%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (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, Bank of Montreal Can, 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 acquired 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., Bristol Advisors LLC, XR Securities LLC and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. 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 $74.08.

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.