Brokers Set Expectations for Las Vegas Sands Q1 Earnings

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the casino operator will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Las Vegas Sands’ current full-year earnings is $2.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Las Vegas Sands’ FY2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Las Vegas Sands from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Las Vegas Sands presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.42.

Las Vegas Sands Price Performance

Shares of Las Vegas Sands stock opened at $53.64 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $38.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $51.87 and its 200 day moving average is $45.75. Las Vegas Sands has a one year low of $36.62 and a one year high of $56.60.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The casino operator reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.09). Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 13.29% and a return on equity of 44.26%. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.79 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Las Vegas Sands Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 5th were issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 5th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. Las Vegas Sands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.60%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 60,187 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.02, for a total value of $3,191,114.74. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 24,324 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.00, for a total transaction of $1,264,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 60,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,129,724. The trade was a 28.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 203,732 shares of company stock worth $10,861,707. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Las Vegas Sands

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 159.6% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 9,130,486 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $459,630,000 after buying an additional 5,612,975 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 987.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,549,615 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $245,570,000 after acquiring an additional 5,039,072 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Las Vegas Sands by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 11,351,573 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $502,307,000 after acquiring an additional 1,536,754 shares during the last quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd increased its stake in Las Vegas Sands by 178.3% in the second quarter. Charles Lim Capital Ltd now owns 1,600,000 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $70,800,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025,000 shares during the period. Finally, ARGA Investment Management LP lifted its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 24.8% during the third quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 4,924,340 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $247,891,000 after purchasing an additional 977,636 shares during the last quarter. 39.16% of the stock is currently 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.