Brokers Issue Forecasts for Las Vegas Sands Q2 Earnings

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Las Vegas Sands in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst V. Umansky expects that the casino operator will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter. 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' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The casino operator reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by ($0.01). Las Vegas Sands had a return on equity of 45.82% and a net margin of 12.80%. The company had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.78 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $60.00 to $59.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $57.00 target price on Las Vegas Sands and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays decreased their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $58.00 to $53.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $66.00 to $62.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Las Vegas Sands to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $56.75.

Las Vegas Sands Stock Down 2.0 %

LVS stock opened at $35.87 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.35. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $39.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.82. The stock has a market cap of $25.35 billion, a PE ratio of 18.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.99. Las Vegas Sands has a fifty-two week low of $30.18 and a fifty-two week high of $56.61.

Las Vegas Sands declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, April 23rd that permits the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the casino operator to reacquire up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Las Vegas Sands Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 6th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 6th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.79%. Las Vegas Sands's dividend payout ratio is currently 55.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Las Vegas Sands

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands during the third quarter valued at $1,953,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Las Vegas Sands during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 10.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 115,803 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $6,053,000 after buying an additional 11,261 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 33.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 548,072 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $27,590,000 after acquiring an additional 136,859 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 206.8% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,605 shares of the casino operator's stock valued at $134,000 after acquiring an additional 1,756 shares during the period. 39.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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