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In the latest session, Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) closed at $30.70 down -4.36% from its previous closing price of $32.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.54 million shares were traded. LVS stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.18.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Las Vegas Sands Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.73 and its Current Ratio is at 0.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.73.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on January 14, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight and sets its target price to $51 from $54 previously.
On January 03, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $60 to $69.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on August 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $70 to $49.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Pant Muktesh bought 23,000 shares for $43.51 per share. The transaction valued at 1,000,730 led to the insider holds 23,000 shares of the business.
Goldstein Robert G sold 60,187 shares of LVS for $3,191,115 on Nov 29 ’24. The Chairman & CEO now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $53.02 per share. On Nov 27 ’24, another insider, Hudson D. Zachary, who serves as the EVP and Global General Counsel of the company, sold 25,785 shares for $51.40 each. As a result, the insider received 1,325,349 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LVS now has a Market Capitalization of 21693478912 and an Enterprise Value of 34456031232. As of this moment, Las’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.05 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.159.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LVS is 1.03, which has changed by -0.40802157 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LVS has reached a high of $56.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -27.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.30%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LVS has traded an average of 5.97M shares per day and 7509810 over the past ten days. A total of 716.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 367.39M. Insiders hold about 48.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.24% stake in the company. Shares short for LVS as of 1741910400 were 19614401 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1739491200 on 22720732. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19614401 and a Short% of Float of 5.3100000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LVS is 0.85, from 0.85 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026479753The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.75.
