MQS Management LLC Has $262,000 Stake in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

MQS Management LLC lowered its holdings in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) by 67.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,607 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,263 shares during the period. MQS Management LLC’s holdings in VICI Properties were worth $262,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VICI. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of VICI Properties in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $537,676,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in VICI Properties by 31,134.9% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 10,218,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,336,000 after acquiring an additional 10,185,477 shares during the period. Man Group plc increased its stake in VICI Properties by 100.6% during the 4th quarter. Man Group plc now owns 11,406,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,752,000 after acquiring an additional 5,720,867 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in VICI Properties by 247.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 7,792,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,112,000 after acquiring an additional 5,551,620 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in VICI Properties by 1,001.4% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,659,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,609,000 after acquiring an additional 5,145,372 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on VICI shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $31.00 target price on VICI Properties in a report on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. 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. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, VICI Properties currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.86.

VICI Properties Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of VICI stock opened at $27.19 on Friday. VICI Properties Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $26.08 and a fifty-two week high of $34.01. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $27.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.27. 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 company has a market cap of $29.07 billion, a PE ratio of 9.31 and a beta of 0.65.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.11. VICI Properties had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 76.83%.The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.58 EPS. VICI Properties’s 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. Equities analysts predict that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

VICI Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.6%. 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.