BNP Paribas Financial Markets Raises Stock Holdings in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) by 107.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,391,925 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,754,696 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned about 0.32% of VICI Properties worth $95,381,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VICI. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in VICI Properties by 204.4% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 37,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 25,234 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in VICI Properties by 41.3% during 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 last quarter. Jump Financial LLC lifted its holdings in VICI Properties by 45.0% during 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 last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in VICI Properties by 96.0% during 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 last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in VICI Properties by 1.3% during 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on VICI. Mizuho reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Scotiabank increased their target price on VICI Properties from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on VICI Properties from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $31.00 target price on VICI Properties in a report on Monday, May 4th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.38.

VICI Properties Stock Down 1.5%

VICI opened at $27.79 on Tuesday. VICI Properties Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.55 and a 12 month high of $34.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 3.62 and a quick ratio of 3.62. The stock has a market cap of $29.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.52 and a beta of 0.67. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $28.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.52.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.11. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 76.83%.The firm had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.58 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. VICI Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.470 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current year.

VICI Properties Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.64%.

VICI Properties Company 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.