Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension Acquires 89,842 Shares of VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension boosted its stake in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) by 10.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 927,701 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 89,842 shares during the period. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension’s holdings in VICI Properties were worth $25,345,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 35.4% in the first quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 4,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 1,262 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG boosted its stake in VICI Properties by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 44,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,224,000 after purchasing an additional 2,543 shares during the period. Brindle & Bay Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in VICI Properties by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Brindle & Bay Financial Advisors LLC now owns 28,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $791,000 after purchasing an additional 2,842 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in VICI Properties by 22.9% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 734,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,072,000 after purchasing an additional 136,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in VICI Properties by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 84,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,310,000 after purchasing an additional 1,926 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VICI. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on VICI Properties in a report on Thursday, June 25th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $29.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Scotiabank cut their target price on VICI Properties from $32.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays upped their price target on VICI Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $38.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.57.

VICI Properties Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VICI opened at $25.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 3.62 and a current ratio of 3.62. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $27.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.77 billion, a PE ratio of 8.90 and a beta of 0.65. VICI Properties Inc. has a 52 week low of $25.82 and a 52 week high of $34.01.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.58 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. VICI Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.470 EPS. Analysts predict that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

VICI Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. VICI Properties’s payout ratio is presently 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.