Q1 EPS Estimates for Las Vegas Sands Decreased by Analyst

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the casino operator will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on LVS. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Las Vegas Sands from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $55.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $58.42.

Las Vegas Sands Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:LVS opened at $53.87 on Monday. Las Vegas Sands has a fifty-two week low of $36.62 and a fifty-two week high of $56.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09. The company has a market cap of $39.06 billion, a PE ratio of 26.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $51.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.63.

Institutional Trading of Las Vegas Sands

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Las Vegas Sands during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 118.8% during the 3rd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 560 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Las Vegas Sands during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in shares of Las Vegas Sands in the third quarter worth $43,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 40.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 849 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 60,187 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.02, for a total value of $3,191,114.74. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 119,221 shares of Las Vegas Sands stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.73, for a total transaction of $6,405,744.33. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 84,511 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,540,776.03. The trade was a 58.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 203,732 shares of company stock worth $10,861,707. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Las Vegas Sands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 5th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 5th. Las Vegas Sands’s payout ratio is 39.60%.

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.