VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.10 EPS

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by ($0.10), Zacks reports. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 10.80% and a net margin of 73.90%. VICI Properties updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.320-2.350 EPS.

VICI Properties Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE:VICI traded up $0.27 during trading on Thursday, reaching $30.75. 4,571,649 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,293,474. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $29.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.43. VICI Properties has a 1-year low of $27.08 and a 1-year high of $34.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 2.61. The firm has a market cap of $32.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.95.

VICI Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.4325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $1.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.63%. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio is 64.07%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on VICI. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on VICI Properties from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Wedbush cut VICI Properties from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.22.

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.