Systematic Financial Management LP Has $1.38 Million Holdings in VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Systematic Financial Management LP raised its holdings in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) by 80.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,980 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,890 shares during the period. Systematic Financial Management LP’s holdings in VICI Properties were worth $1,377,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 5,504,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,786,000 after acquiring an additional 629,742 shares during the last quarter. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new stake in shares of VICI Properties in the 4th quarter valued at about $869,000. Beck Bode LLC increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Beck Bode LLC now owns 42,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 61.7% in the 4th quarter. MQS Management LLC now owns 29,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,000 after acquiring an additional 11,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of VICI Properties by 53.3% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $290,000 after acquiring an additional 3,582 shares during the last quarter. 97.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VICI. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Scotiabank upped their price target on VICI Properties from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays upped their price target on VICI Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on VICI Properties from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.38.

VICI Properties Price Performance

NYSE VICI opened at $28.53 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.61. VICI Properties Inc. has a 52-week low of $26.55 and a 52-week high of $34.01. 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 stock has a market cap of $30.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 0.67.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.58 EPS. VICI Properties’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. VICI Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.470 EPS. Analysts anticipate that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

VICI Properties Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.64%.

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.