Las Vegas Sands Q2 EPS Estimate Reduced by Zacks Research

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Las Vegas Sands in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the casino operator will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Las Vegas Sands’ current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Las Vegas Sands’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on LVS. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $64.50 to $67.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $55.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $51.00 price objective (down from $54.00) on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $66.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Macquarie upped their price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.58.

Las Vegas Sands Price Performance

Shares of LVS opened at $43.84 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.79 billion, a PE ratio of 22.25, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50-day moving average is $47.56 and its 200-day moving average is $47.01. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The casino operator reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.04). Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 12.80% and a return on equity of 43.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Las Vegas Sands

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Las Vegas Sands by 97.2% during the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 89,743 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $4,518,000 after buying an additional 44,223 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,627,422 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $283,284,000 after purchasing an additional 77,807 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 32.2% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 32,948 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $1,707,000 after purchasing an additional 8,032 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 33.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 548,072 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $27,590,000 after purchasing an additional 136,859 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ARGA Investment Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 32.0% in the 4th quarter. ARGA Investment Management LP now owns 6,501,382 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $333,911,000 after purchasing an additional 1,577,042 shares in the last quarter. 39.16% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Las Vegas Sands news, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 60,187 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.02, for a total transaction of $3,191,114.74. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Las Vegas Sands Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.28%. This is an increase from Las Vegas Sands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. Las Vegas Sands’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.61%.

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.