The Most Important Facts About Las Vegas Sands

By Harris Dyer • Monday, December 15 10:07 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Las Vegas Sands has moved 2.7% so far today on a volume of 813,713, compared to its average of 5,562,046. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Las Vegas Sands trades 1.56% away from its average analyst target price of $65.97 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $60.0 to $76.75, and on average have given Las Vegas Sands a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying LVS should be aware of the facts below:

Las Vegas Sands's current price is 409.9% above its Graham number of $13.14, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Las Vegas Sands has moved 26.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.22, Las Vegas Sands has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.2 while the S&P 500 average is None
LVS has a forward P/E ratio of 21.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.18 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 28.92 compared to its sector average of None
Las Vegas Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, owns, develops, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore.
Based in Las Vegas, the company has 39,900 full time employees and a market cap of $45.99 Billion. Las Vegas Sands currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.5%.

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