Q4 2024 EPS Estimates for VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) Raised by Analyst

VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for VICI Properties in a report released on Thursday, May 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.58. The consensus estimate for VICI Properties’ current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for VICI Properties’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on VICI Properties from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of VICI Properties from $34.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, March 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.10.

VICI Properties Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of VICI stock opened at $29.55 on Monday. VICI Properties has a 1 year low of $26.63 and a 1 year high of $33.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 2.97 and a current ratio of 2.97. The business’s fifty day moving average is $28.92 and its 200-day moving average is $29.62. The stock has a market cap of $30.83 billion, a PE ratio of 11.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.47 and a beta of 0.90.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VICI Properties

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VICI. Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 132.0% during the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 34,784,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,108,993,000 after purchasing an additional 19,788,229 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in VICI Properties in the 4th quarter worth approximately $460,431,000. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 62,871,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,004,648,000 after buying an additional 9,317,582 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 23,686,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $689,281,000 after acquiring an additional 3,798,898 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 37.9% in the first quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 11,313,497 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,029,000 after acquiring an additional 3,109,028 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director James R. Abrahamson bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $28.85 per share, with a total value of $86,550.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 139,342 shares in the company, valued at $4,020,016.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

VICI Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a $0.415 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 20th. This represents a $1.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.62%. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.61%.

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.