Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $67.8438.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on LVS shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Las Vegas Sands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Barclays set a $64.00 price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Seaport Research Partners cut their price target on shares of Las Vegas Sands from $72.00 to $69.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $61.00 price target (down from $72.00) on shares of Las Vegas Sands in a research note on Monday, April 6th.

Las Vegas Sands News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Las Vegas Sands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beats — LVS reported EPS of ~$0.91 (beats consensus ~$0.75–0.76) and revenue of $3.59B, with revenue up ~25% YoY and adjusted property EBITDA up ~24.6%, showing strong top-line recovery. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns — Management repurchased $740M of common stock in the quarter, supporting EPS and signaling capital-return priority. Las Vegas Sands Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental strength — Company reported a 91.4% return on equity and a 12.5% net margin, metrics investors watch for profitability and capital efficiency. View Press Release (Slide Deck)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/ratings context — Zacks highlights LVS as a top-ranked growth stock based on style scores, which may attract growth-oriented buyers but does not change near-term fundamentals. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed metrics review — Follow-up analysis compares key Q1 metrics to estimates and year-ago figures, useful for modeling but not an immediate catalyst. Here’s What Key Metrics Tell Us About Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Macau expansion concerns — Coverage flagged that LVS’s big push into Macau could pressure margins or require heavy investment, raising questions about margin sustainability and capital allocation that may have offset the earnings beat in investors’ minds. Is Las Vegas Sands Big Macao Push Going to Hurt?

Las Vegas Sands Stock Performance

Shares of LVS opened at $56.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.58, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.14. Las Vegas Sands has a twelve month low of $34.33 and a twelve month high of $70.45. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $55.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.96. The firm has a market cap of $37.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.28, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.89.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The casino operator reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.15. Las Vegas Sands had a net margin of 12.50% and a return on equity of 91.40%. The firm had revenue of $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 25.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Las Vegas Sands will post 3.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Las Vegas Sands Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 5th will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 5th. Las Vegas Sands’s payout ratio is currently 51.28%.

Insider Activity at Las Vegas Sands

In other news, CEO Patrick Dumont sold 60,165 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.75, for a total value of $3,294,033.75. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 511,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,028,824.50. The trade was a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Las Vegas Sands

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 206.2% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 39,686 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $2,138,000 after purchasing an additional 26,725 shares in the last quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 1.8% in the first quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 1,574,544 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $84,836,000 after purchasing an additional 27,267 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Las Vegas Sands in the first quarter worth $830,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 25.0% in the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 8,575 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $462,000 after purchasing an additional 1,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Las Vegas Sands by 44.2% in the first quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 24,138 shares of the casino operator’s stock worth $1,301,000 after purchasing an additional 7,404 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 39.16% of the company’s stock.

About Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) is a global developer and operator of integrated resorts, focused on large-scale properties that combine casino gaming with hotels, convention and exhibition facilities, retail, dining, and entertainment. The company’s operations center on developing and managing full-service resort complexes that serve both leisure and business travelers, with emphasis on convention and trade-show business in addition to gaming revenue streams.

The company’s portfolio has included prominent properties in North America and Asia, most notably The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, along with a significant presence in Macau through multiple integrated resorts.