Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) Price Target Lowered to $72.00 at Jefferies Financial Group

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) had its price objective reduced by Jefferies Financial Group from $78.00 to $72.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,MarketScreener reports. They currently have a buy rating on the casino operator’s stock.

LVS has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Las Vegas Sands from $67.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup increased their price objective on Las Vegas Sands from $75.50 to $76.75 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $80.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. HSBC increased their target price on Las Vegas Sands from $67.50 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Las Vegas Sands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Las Vegas Sands has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.61.

Las Vegas Sands Stock Performance

NYSE LVS traded up $0.04 on Friday, reaching $52.75. 8,625,882 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,869,783. Las Vegas Sands has a fifty-two week low of $30.18 and a fifty-two week high of $70.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.42, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market cap of $35.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.97. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $63.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.06.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The casino operator reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.33 billion. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 12.50% and a return on equity of 87.01%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Las Vegas Sands will post 2.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Las Vegas Sands Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 9th. This is an increase from Las Vegas Sands’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Las Vegas Sands’s payout ratio is 51.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Las Vegas Sands news, major shareholder Miriam Adelson sold 77,991 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.56, for a total value of $5,269,071.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 23,333,441 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,576,407,273.96. This represents a 0.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Patrick Dumont sold 135,603 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.96, for a total value of $9,215,579.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 446,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,351,479.68. This represents a 23.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 3,582,053 shares of company stock valued at $238,846,399 over the last 90 days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 124.4% during the 2nd quarter. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. now owns 1,003,880 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $43,679,000 after acquiring an additional 556,440 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 7.1% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 644,286 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $28,033,000 after buying an additional 42,598 shares in the last quarter. Donoghue Forlines LLC bought a new stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,143,000. CWM LLC grew its stake in Las Vegas Sands by 78.0% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 102,576 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $5,518,000 after buying an additional 44,940 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Las Vegas Sands during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,254,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.16% of the company’s stock.

More Las Vegas Sands News

Here are the key news stories impacting Las Vegas Sands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat on revenue and EPS, driven by record Marina Bay Sands EBITDA — this supports the company’s top-line momentum and underpins analyst upside revisions. Reuters: Quarterly profit rises
• Positive Sentiment: Management declared a 20% higher quarterly dividend ($0.30), raising the yield (~2.3%) and returning cash to shareholders — a tangible near-term support for the stock. Dividend announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Several brokers raised price targets or reiterated bullish ratings after the quarter (Deutsche Bank to $77, HSBC to $73, Macquarie reaffirmed Outperform), signaling analyst conviction in recovery potential. Benzinga: analyst reactions
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman reduced its target from $80 to $73 but kept a Buy rating; Stifel trimmed its target to $72 while maintaining Buy — these are adjustments to reflect Q4 details but still leave sizable upside in consensus targets. MarketScreener: Goldman adjustment
• Negative Sentiment: Macao EBITDA margins fell meaningfully (reported ~390 bps decline), and management signaled margin recovery is a focus — the margin miss triggered a large sell-off and renewed concern about competitive pressure and market concentration in Macau. Forbes: Macao margin miss
• Negative Sentiment: Press pieces highlight a “Macau problem” and concentration risk — combined coverage (Barron’s, WSJ, Motley Fool) amplified investor selling despite the quarter’s headline beat. Barron’s: Macau problem

Las Vegas Sands Company Profile

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is a global developer and operator of integrated resorts, focused on large-scale properties that combine casino gaming with hotels, convention and exhibition facilities, retail, dining, and entertainment. The company’s operations center on developing and managing full-service resort complexes that serve both leisure and business travelers, with emphasis on convention and trade-show business in addition to gaming revenue streams.

The company’s portfolio has included prominent properties in North America and Asia, most notably The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, along with a significant presence in Macau through multiple integrated resorts.