The stock of VICI Properties Inc (VICI) has seen a -1.12% decrease in the past week, with a 6.38% gain in the past month, and a 5.82% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.68% for VICI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.67% for VICI’s stock, with a 0.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in VICI Properties Inc (NYSE: VICI) Right Now?
VICI Properties Inc (NYSE: VICI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.63x compared to its average ratio. VICI has 36-month beta value of 0.75. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VICI is 1.05B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VICI on May 08, 2025 was 7.84M shares.
VICI) stock’s latest price update
VICI Properties Inc (NYSE: VICI) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.38 compared to its previous closing price of 31.54. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.12% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-07 that Inbound tourism to the US is collapsing, impacting Las Vegas with declining visitor numbers and casino revenues. VICI Properties reported 3.4% revenue growth in its fiscal 2025 first quarter, driven by a gaming portfolio with extremely long-dated CPI-linked leases. The REIT’s investment-grade rating and CPI-linked rent escalations provide strong future rent growth visibility. The REIT is currently paying out a 5.48% dividend yield.
Analysts’ Opinion of VICI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VICI stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for VICI by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VICI in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $36 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VICI reach a price target of $33, previously predicting the price at $34. The rating they have provided for VICI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2025.
VICI Trading at -0.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VICI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.73%, as shares surge +7.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.94% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VICI fell by -1.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +4.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.87. In addition, VICI Properties Inc saw 8.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VICI starting from Wasserman Gabriel, who sale 12,500 shares at the price of $33.61 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, Wasserman Gabriel now owns 33,187 shares of VICI Properties Inc, valued at $420,125 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VICI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.9 for the present operating margin
- 0.99 for the gross margin
The net margin for VICI Properties Inc stands at 0.68. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 10.12, with 5.87 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.53.
Conclusion
To put it simply, VICI Properties Inc (VICI) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
