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After finishing at $51.36 in the prior trading day, Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) closed at $49.90, down -2.84%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.16 million shares were traded. LVS stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LVS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.29.
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, UBS on August 23, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $49 from $70 previously.
On April 15, 2024, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $63.Seaport Research Partners initiated its Buy rating on April 15, 2024, with a $63 target price.
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 Nov 29 ’24 when Goldstein Robert G sold 60,187 shares for $53.02 per share. The transaction valued at 3,191,115 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Hudson D. Zachary sold 25,785 shares of LVS for $1,325,349 on Nov 27 ’24. The EVP and Global General Counsel now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $51.40 per share. On Nov 27 ’24, another insider, Hudson D. Zachary, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 25,785 shares for $51.40 each.
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 36178796544 and an Enterprise Value of 46202949632. As of this moment, Las’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.083 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.96.
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 $36.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3634990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 725.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 382.44M. Insiders hold about 47.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 46.94% stake in the company. Shares short for LVS as of 1734048000 were 25672259 with a Short Ratio of 4.92, compared to 1731628800 on 21040714. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25672259 and a Short% of Float of 6.78.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LVS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015576324The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.75.
