NYSE:VGR - Vector Group Stock Price, News & Analysis

Vector Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VGR."

Vector Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 17th. View Vector Group's Dividend History.

Vector Group Ltd (NYSE:VGR) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.19. The business earned $538.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $494.50 million. Vector Group had a net margin of 4.55% and a negative return on equity of 19.73%. The firm's revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.19 EPS. View Vector Group's Earnings History.

Vector Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Vector Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vector Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Vector Group.

News headlines about VGR stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vector Group earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Vector Group.

Vector Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,288,900 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the June 30th total of 11,496,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,830,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.7 days. Approximately 11.4% of the company's stock are short sold. View Vector Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Vector Group include Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco (BTI), mCig (MCIG) and White Fox Ventures (AWAW).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vector Group investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), KKR & Co Inc (KKR), Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Mondelez International (MDLZ) and Mattel (MAT).

Vector Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.67%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.65%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (6.44%), Invesco Ltd. (2.77%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.59%) and ETF Managers Group LLC (1.38%). Company insiders that own Vector Group stock include Bennett S Lebow, Howard M Lorber and Phillip Md Et Al Frost. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vector Group.

VGR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America Corp DE, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC and Voloridge Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Vector Group company stock in the last year include Bennett S Lebow, Howard M Lorber and Phillip Md Et Al Frost. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vector Group.

VGR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ETF Managers Group LLC, Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Man Group plc, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vector Group.

Shares of VGR 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 VGR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.71.

Vector Group has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion and generates $1.87 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $58.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.58 on an earnings per share basis. Vector Group employs 1,555 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Vector Group.

The official website for Vector Group is http://www.vectorgroupltd.com/.

Vector Group's mailing address is 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI FL, 33137. The company can be reached via phone at 305-579-8000 or via email at [email protected]