NYSE:LVSLas Vegas Sands Stock Price, Forecast & News

Las Vegas Sands' stock was trading at $48.63 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LVS shares have decreased by 4.7% and is now trading at $46.34. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

18 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 13 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 analysts' expectations of $1.64 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a return on equity of 28.49% and a net margin of 17.81%. The business's revenue was down 51.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. View Las Vegas Sands' earnings history.

Las Vegas Sands announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 18th will be given 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 6.82%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Las Vegas Sands's previous quarterly dividend of $0.77. View Las Vegas Sands' dividend history.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Las Vegas Sands' shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Las Vegas Sands' share price to reach $57.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Las Vegas Sands.

Press coverage about LVS stock has trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Las Vegas Sands earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the casino operator a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Las Vegas Sands.

Las Vegas Sands saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,740,000 shares, a drop of 6.7% from the May 31st total of 12,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,170,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Las Vegas Sands' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Las Vegas Sands include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Penn National Gaming (PENN), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), 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."

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 $46.34.

Las Vegas Sands has a market capitalization of $35.39 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.