XTX Topco Ltd boosted its holdings in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI - Free Report) by 236.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,190 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 23,321 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in VICI Properties were worth $969,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. 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 worth $860,107,000 after buying an additional 1,036,344 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in VICI Properties by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 24,202,538 shares of the company's stock valued at $706,962,000 after purchasing an additional 130,659 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of VICI Properties in the 4th quarter worth about $419,932,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,414,045 shares of the company's stock valued at $391,824,000 after purchasing an additional 692,092 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in VICI Properties by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,209,337 shares of the company's stock worth $356,635,000 after buying an additional 385,649 shares in the last quarter. 97.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
VICI Properties Trading Up 1.6 %
Shares of VICI traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $32.56. The company had a trading volume of 8,361,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,034,784. The company has a quick ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The stock has a market cap of $34.40 billion, a PE ratio of 12.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.88 and a beta of 0.70. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $31.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.15. VICI Properties Inc. has a 1-year low of $27.53 and a 1-year high of $34.29.
VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $976.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $969.29 million. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 10.24% and a net margin of 69.59%. Sell-side analysts forecast that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.31 earnings per share for the current year.
VICI Properties Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a $0.4325 dividend. This represents a $1.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.31%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 20th. VICI Properties's dividend payout ratio is presently 67.58%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $34.00 to $34.25 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Barclays upped their price objective on VICI Properties from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wedbush lowered shares of VICI Properties from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Three investment 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 stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.63.
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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.
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