FY2025 EPS Estimates for VICI Properties Lifted by Wedbush

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) – Wedbush increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of VICI Properties in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.33 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.32. Wedbush has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for VICI Properties’ current full-year earnings is $2.31 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for VICI Properties’ FY2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on VICI. Mizuho dropped their price objective on VICI Properties from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on VICI Properties from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of VICI Properties in a research report on Monday, January 27th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.20.

VICI Properties Price Performance

VICI Properties stock opened at $32.36 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $29.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 2.61 and a current ratio of 2.61. The company has a market cap of $34.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.95. VICI Properties has a one year low of $27.08 and a one year high of $34.29.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by ($0.10). VICI Properties had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 69.59%. The business had revenue of $976.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $969.29 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VICI. State Street Corp increased its stake in VICI Properties by 2.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 55,548,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,873,869,000 after purchasing an additional 1,164,717 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in VICI Properties by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 54,511,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,592,283,000 after acquiring an additional 984,421 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in VICI Properties by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 29,512,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $860,107,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036,344 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its position in VICI Properties by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 28,317,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $827,160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,903,744 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 24,202,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $706,962,000 after buying an additional 130,659 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

VICI Properties Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.4325 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $1.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.35%. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.58%.

VICI Properties Company Profile

VICI Properties Inc is an S&P 500 experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip.