Analysts Set Expectations for Las Vegas Sands Q3 Earnings

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Las Vegas Sands in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst V. Umansky now forecasts that the casino operator will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.59. The consensus estimate for Las Vegas Sands’ current full-year earnings is $2.60 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Las Vegas Sands’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.87 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.81 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LVS. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $52.50 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Macquarie lifted their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $52.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Las Vegas Sands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 7th. UBS Group raised their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Las Vegas Sands from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.80.

Las Vegas Sands Stock Up 0.5%

Las Vegas Sands stock opened at $55.05 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.53, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.22. Las Vegas Sands has a fifty-two week low of $30.18 and a fifty-two week high of $58.05. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.39.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The casino operator reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.26. Las Vegas Sands had a return on equity of 55.37% and a net margin of 12.16%.The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Las Vegas Sands

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Achmea Investment Management B.V. grew its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 55.4% during the 1st quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 31,411 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $1,213,000 after purchasing an additional 11,197 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 18.4% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 39,005 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $1,489,000 after buying an additional 6,057 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 69.3% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 567,101 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $21,907,000 after buying an additional 232,091 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Las Vegas Sands by 0.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,101,190 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $119,799,000 after buying an additional 12,593 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ground Swell Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $225,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.16% of the company’s stock.

Las Vegas Sands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 5th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 5th. Las Vegas Sands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 50.51%.

About Las Vegas Sands

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.