Q4 EPS Estimates for Las Vegas Sands Increased by Analyst

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, July 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst V. Umansky now anticipates that the casino operator will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Las Vegas Sands’ current full-year earnings is $2.60 per share.

LVS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Las Vegas Sands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $52.00 target price on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.50.

Las Vegas Sands Trading Up 3.2%

NYSE:LVS opened at $52.41 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $44.48 and its 200-day moving average is $42.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.58, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.59. Las Vegas Sands has a 52 week low of $30.18 and a 52 week high of $56.60. The firm has a market cap of $37.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.03.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The casino operator reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.26. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 12.16% and a return on equity of 51.16%. The company had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Las Vegas Sands

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LVS. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 335,010 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $17,206,000 after buying an additional 89,508 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 223,371 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $11,472,000 after buying an additional 49,982 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 575,663 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $29,025,000 after buying an additional 59,675 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 37,887 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $1,946,000 after buying an additional 4,798 shares during the period. Finally, NEOS Investment Management LLC grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 27.5% during the fourth quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 17,302 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $889,000 after buying an additional 3,728 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.16% of the company’s stock.

Las Vegas Sands Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 5th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 5th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.91%. Las Vegas Sands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 50.51%.

Las Vegas Sands declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 23rd that authorizes the company to buyback $2.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the casino operator to reacquire up to 8.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Las Vegas Sands Company Profile

Las Vegas Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, the Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip, and the Sands Macao in Macao, the People’s Republic of China; and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.