Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Takes $5.91 Million Position in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund purchased a new stake in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 210,283 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,913,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of VICI Properties by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,457,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,455,820,000 after buying an additional 1,705,855 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in VICI Properties by 4.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 62,538,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,065,862,000 after buying an additional 2,844,265 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in VICI Properties by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 36,209,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,716,000 after buying an additional 1,037,345 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in VICI Properties by 17.9% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,160,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $853,087,000 after buying an additional 3,968,349 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in VICI Properties by 7.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,409,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $763,380,000 after buying an additional 1,598,238 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.71% of the company’s stock.

VICI Properties Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VICI opened at $27.88 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. VICI Properties Inc. has a one year low of $26.55 and a one year high of $34.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.55 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $28.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.44.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.58 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 research analysts forecast that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

VICI Properties Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. VICI Properties’s payout ratio is presently 61.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of VICI Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $31.00 price objective on VICI Properties in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Seven research 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 presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.38.

VICI Properties 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.