The Goldman Sachs Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) Stock Price

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) had its target price reduced by equities research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $80.00 to $73.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the casino operator’s stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 38.40% from the stock’s previous close.

LVS has been the subject of several other research reports. Macquarie restated an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Las Vegas Sands from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Las Vegas Sands from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $63.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $70.23.

Las Vegas Sands Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE LVS opened at $52.75 on Thursday. Las Vegas Sands has a fifty-two week low of $30.18 and a fifty-two week high of $70.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.42, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.06.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The casino operator reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.08. Las Vegas Sands had a return on equity of 87.01% and a net margin of 12.50%.The company had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.33 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. Las Vegas Sands’s revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Las Vegas Sands will post 2.6 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Las Vegas Sands news, EVP D. Zachary Hudson sold 100,000 shares of Las Vegas Sands stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.99, for a total value of $6,499,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,735 shares in the company, valued at approximately $892,637.65. The trade was a 87.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Patrick Dumont sold 210,305 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.96, for a total value of $14,712,937.80. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 446,608 shares in the company, valued at $31,244,695.68. The trade was a 32.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 3,582,053 shares of company stock valued at $238,846,399 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Las Vegas Sands

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LVS. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Las Vegas Sands by 410.2% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,167,553 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $277,963,000 after acquiring an additional 4,154,753 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands in the second quarter valued at approximately $134,179,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 33,102.6% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,060,288 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $197,463,000 after purchasing an additional 3,051,071 shares during the period. ARGA Investment Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 36.8% during the 2nd quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 10,040,975 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $436,883,000 after buying an additional 2,698,398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Las Vegas Sands by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 43,072,014 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $1,874,063,000 after buying an additional 1,822,806 shares during the period. 39.16% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Las Vegas Sands News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Las Vegas Sands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on revenue and EPS, driven by record Marina Bay Sands EBITDA — this supports the company’s top-line momentum and underpins analyst upside revisions. Reuters: Quarterly profit rises
• Positive Sentiment: Management declared a 20% higher quarterly dividend ($0.30), raising the yield (~2.3%) and returning cash to shareholders — a tangible near-term support for the stock. Dividend announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Several brokers raised price targets or reiterated bullish ratings after the quarter (Deutsche Bank to $77, HSBC to $73, Macquarie reaffirmed Outperform), signaling analyst conviction in recovery potential. Benzinga: analyst reactions
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman reduced its target from $80 to $73 but kept a Buy rating; Stifel trimmed its target to $72 while maintaining Buy — these are adjustments to reflect Q4 details but still leave sizable upside in consensus targets. MarketScreener: Goldman adjustment
• Negative Sentiment: Macao EBITDA margins fell meaningfully (reported ~390 bps decline), and management signaled margin recovery is a focus — the margin miss triggered a large sell-off and renewed concern about competitive pressure and market concentration in Macau. Forbes: Macao margin miss
• Negative Sentiment: Press pieces highlight a “Macau problem” and concentration risk — combined coverage (Barron’s, WSJ, Motley Fool) amplified investor selling despite the quarter’s headline beat. Barron’s: Macau problem

Las Vegas Sands Company Profile

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is a global developer and operator of integrated resorts, focused on large-scale properties that combine casino gaming with hotels, convention and exhibition facilities, retail, dining, and entertainment. The company’s operations center on developing and managing full-service resort complexes that serve both leisure and business travelers, with emphasis on convention and trade-show business in addition to gaming revenue streams.

The company’s portfolio has included prominent properties in North America and Asia, most notably The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, along with a significant presence in Macau through multiple integrated resorts.