VICI Properties (VICI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VICI Properties, Inc. (NYSE: VICI) is a real estate investment trust focused on experiential properties, particularly gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations. The company owns the real estate associated with properties such as casinos, resorts and golf facilities, while operating partners manage the day-to-day businesses.

VICI’s portfolio includes prominent gaming and resort assets in Las Vegas and regional markets throughout the United States, as well as properties in Canada. Its real estate is leased to established entertainment and gaming companies under long-term agreements. The company also invests in related experiential assets, including golf and other leisure-oriented properties.

VICI was established in 2017 through the separation of Caesars Entertainment’s real estate assets from its operating business. Its portfolio has since expanded through acquisitions and partnerships, including the addition of real estate associated with MGM Resorts properties following VICI’s acquisition of MGM Growth Properties. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer John Payne.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.69 to $24.92
• 50-Day Range: $24.72 to $27.14
• 52-Week Range: $24.66 to $33.31
• Volume: 10.26 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.62
• Dividend Yield: 7.25%
• Price Target: $30.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

VICI Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VICI Properties scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

VICI Properties has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VICI Properties has a consensus price target of $30.46, representing about 22.7% upside from its current price of $24.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VICI Properties has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VICI Properties are expected to grow by 2.03% in the coming year, from $2.46 to $2.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VICI Properties is 9.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VICI Properties is 9.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.28.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VICI Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.03% of the float of VICI Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VICI Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.48.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VICI Properties has recently increased by 26.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

VICI Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

VICI Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of VICI Properties is 69.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VICI Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.71% next year. This indicates that VICI Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

VICI Properties has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for VICI Properties this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

51 people have searched for VICI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

55 people have added VICI Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 817% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VICI Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.29% of the stock of VICI Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.71% of the stock of VICI Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VICI
• CIK: 1705696
• Web: www.viciproperties.com
• Phone: (646) 949-4631
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VICI Properties: $30.46
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.09
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.78 billion
• Net Margins: 67.50%
• Pretax Margin: 68.63%
• Return on Equity: 9.66%
• Return on Assets: 5.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.57
• Current Ratio: 1.98
• Quick Ratio: 1.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.82
• Cash Flow: $2.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.39
• Book Value: $26.41 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,101,080,000
• Free Float: 1,097,885,000
• Market Cap: $27.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65