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Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) closed the day trading at $40.09 down -0.55% from the previous closing price of $40.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.6 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LVS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.59 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.02.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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:
As of this moment, Las’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.50.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LVS has reached a high of $56.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.26%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 707.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 367.38M. Insiders hold about 48.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 45.05% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 11.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.84 and low estimates of $0.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $1.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.39. EPS for the following year is $2.74, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $3.81 and $2.03.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $2.83B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.92B to a low estimate of $2.75B. As of the current estimate, Las Vegas Sands Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.76BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.97B. There is a high estimate of $3.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.86B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LVS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.48B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.3BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.39B and the low estimate is $12.08B.
