Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Takes Position in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,607,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,679,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio owned about 0.15% of VICI Properties as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of VICI Properties during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,433,817,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in VICI Properties during the 2nd quarter valued at $778,709,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in VICI Properties during the fourth quarter worth $537,676,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in VICI Properties during the second quarter worth $366,514,000. Finally, Man Group plc acquired a new position in shares of VICI Properties in the second quarter valued at $318,249,000. Institutional investors own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

VICI Properties Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of VICI stock opened at $25.77 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $28.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.99 and a beta of 0.65. VICI Properties Inc. has a 1 year low of $25.75 and a 1 year high of $33.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.77.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.04 billion. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 9.66% and a net margin of 67.50%.VICI Properties’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. VICI Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.470 EPS. On average, research 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.0%. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio is currently 69.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of VICI Properties from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Raymond James Financial set a $29.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $32.00 price target on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of VICI Properties from $32.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $30.00 price objective on VICI Properties in a report on Friday, July 31st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.29.

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.