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 announced 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 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) 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 earned $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.37 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 36.43%. The company's revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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.

11 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their predictions range from $57.00 to $88.00. On average, they anticipate Las Vegas Sands' share price to reach $77.0909 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Las Vegas Sands.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Las Vegas Sands in the last year. There are currently 6 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 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 Extended Stay America (STAY).

Media stories about LVS stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a media sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the casino operator an impact score of 46.18 out of 100, meaning that recent media 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%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.06%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%), Pendal Group Ltd (0.03%), Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware (0.02%) and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.02%). 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, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Pendal Group Ltd, World Asset Management Inc and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Las Vegas Sands.

LVS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., 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 and XR Securities LLC. 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 $58.79 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.