Analysts Offer Predictions for Las Vegas Sands Q1 Earnings

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the casino operator will earn $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.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on LVS. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Barclays lifted their price objective on Las Vegas Sands from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Las Vegas Sands from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $55.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. 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, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $58.42.

Las Vegas Sands Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LVS opened at $53.87 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.09, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $39.06 billion, a PE ratio of 26.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.63. Las Vegas Sands has a 12 month low of $36.62 and a 12 month high of $56.60.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Las Vegas Sands

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Las Vegas Sands by 97.2% in the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 89,743 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $4,518,000 after purchasing an additional 44,223 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Las Vegas Sands by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,627,422 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $283,284,000 after buying an additional 77,807 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Las Vegas Sands in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $619,000. Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 29.9% in the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 833,487 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $36,882,000 after acquiring an additional 191,805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 548,072 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $27,590,000 after acquiring an additional 136,859 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.16% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Las Vegas Sands

In related news, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 24,324 shares of Las Vegas Sands stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 60,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,129,724. The trade was a 28.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Robert G. Goldstein sold 60,187 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.02, for a total transaction of $3,191,114.74. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 5th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 5th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. Las Vegas Sands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.