Atom Investors LP Has $3.83 Million Position in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Atom Investors LP increased its stake in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) by 40.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 136,200 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,516 shares during the quarter. Atom Investors LP’s holdings in VICI Properties were worth $3,830,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VICI. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in VICI Properties by 204.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 37,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 25,234 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in VICI Properties by 41.3% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 89,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,905,000 after buying an additional 26,017 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC increased its position in VICI Properties by 45.0% in the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 26,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,000 after buying an additional 8,259 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its position in VICI Properties by 96.0% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 976,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,843,000 after buying an additional 478,538 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in VICI Properties by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 210,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,860,000 after buying an additional 2,775 shares during the period. 97.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on VICI shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $31.00 price target on VICI Properties in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on VICI Properties from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Scotiabank lifted their price target on VICI Properties from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on VICI Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.38.

VICI Properties Stock Performance

VICI opened at $28.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $29.93 billion, a PE ratio of 9.59 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 3.62, a quick ratio of 3.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. VICI Properties Inc. has a 1 year low of $26.55 and a 1 year high of $34.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.40.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 76.83%.VICI Properties’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. VICI Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.470 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.46 EPS for the current year.

VICI Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.4%. VICI Properties’s payout ratio is currently 61.64%.

VICI Properties Profile

VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in experiential real estate, with a primary focus on gaming, hospitality and entertainment assets. The company acquires, owns and manages a portfolio of destination properties and leases those assets to operators under long-term agreements, generating rental income and partnering on property development and capital projects. VICI was formed in connection with the restructuring of Caesars Entertainment and has since grown through acquisitions and strategic transactions to expand its footprint in the gaming and leisure sector.

The company’s portfolio is concentrated in major U.S.