Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) Stock Price, News, Analysis

Technical Score (1D)

SELL

News Sentiment

BEARISH

The 10‑year anniversary of Parisian Macao, celebrated 24 hours ago, signals a renewed push by Las Vegas Sands to deepen its non‑gaming portfolio in Macau, a move that could cushion the company against future volatility in casino demand. This milestone underscores Sands China’s confidence that hotels, retail, entertainment, MICE, and cultural tourism will drive long‑term revenue growth, a narrative that may help justify a higher valuation for the group’s Asian operations. The anniversary also highlights the property’s role as a flagship leisure hub, suggesting that the company will continue to invest in similar experiences across its portfolio, potentially raising capital‑expenditure expectations for the next few quarters. Wolfe Research’s initiation of coverage at a peer‑perform level, announced 8 days ago, adds a new analyst voice that could influence market perception, especially if the firm follows up with a target price or earnings guidance. The lack of a recommendation so far leaves uncertainty, but the mere fact that a respected research house has entered the conversation may prompt a reassessment of LVS’s fundamentals by other analysts. Traders should watch for Wolfe’s next report, which could clarify whether the company’s recent earnings miss and Macao hold‑down are seen as temporary or structural. The Q2 2026 earnings release, 21 days ago, showed an adjusted EPS of $0.59 versus the $0.77 consensus, driven largely by lower rolling‑play volumes in Macao, though overall gaming volumes rose and Marina Bay Sands’ mass‑gaming revenue increased 5 %. This earnings shortfall may weigh on sentiment for the next 1–10 trading days, but the resilience in Singapore suggests that the company’s core operations remain robust. The key watch item is how management will address the Macao volatility—whether through cost‑control, marketing, or capital allocation—to prevent a repeat of the earnings miss. Analysts have recently lowered LVS’s price target by 14.5 % to $60.35, reflecting heightened concerns over market conditions and competitive pressures that could dampen revenue growth. This downgrade signals a more cautious outlook that could influence short‑term trading, especially if the company fails to deliver a clear turnaround plan. Investors should monitor upcoming earnings guidance and any regulatory developments that could affect the U.S. casino sector, which remains a source of uncertainty for the company’s diversification strategy.

LVS|Analyst Targets

LOW TARGET

$47 +13.3%

2 analysts

MEAN TARGET

$59 +42.3%

14 analysts

HIGH TARGET

$72 +72.3%

11 analysts

PRICE RANGE

$47.00 - $71.50

SB / B / H / S / SS

4/14/7/1/1

DAILYIQ EST.

$61.07 (+47.2%)

LVS|Company Info

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Industry

Resorts & Casinos

Exchange

NYQ

Country

United States

Website

sands.com

Symbol

LVS

Description

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a global leader in the integrated resort industry, primarily operating in the high-growth markets of Macao and Singapore. The company's core business centers on the development and management of large-scale resorts that combine gaming, luxury accommodations, diverse entertainment options, and extensive retail spaces. These strategically located properties, including The Venetian Macao and Marina Bay Sands, offer a comprehensive experience designed to attract a broad customer base. Founded in 1988, Las Vegas Sands leverages its integrated resort model to capture significant market share in key Asian destinations, differentiating itself through its scale, amenities, and focus on delivering a premium customer experience.

LVS|Insider Trading

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LVS|Fundamentals

Bullish

Verdict: Bullish

✓Revenue growing year over year

✓Positive net margin

✓Positive operating cash flow

Net Margin

12.5%

Revenue CAGR

6.6%

Current Ratio

1.14x

Debt / Equity

9.22x

Return on Equity

102.3%

LVS|Earnings Snapshot

Earnings Summary

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a global integrated resort operator focused on high‑growth markets in Macao and Singapore, delivering gaming, luxury accommodations, entertainment and retail within large‑scale properties such as The Venetian Macao and Marina Bay Sands. The company’s business model relies on scale and premium customer experience to capture market share in key Asian destinations. In the most recent quarters, Q4 2024 and Q1 2025 EPS fell short of estimates (0.54 vs 0.576 and 0.59 vs 0.569) while revenue remained strong, with Q4 revenue of $2.896 billion and Q1 of $2.862 billion. However, Q2 2025 and Q3 2025 reversed the trend, with EPS of $0.79 and $0.78 beating estimates of $0.531 and $0.622, and revenue rising to $3.175 billion and $3.331 billion respectively. The company has consistently outperformed on revenue in the last four quarters, but EPS has been mixed, with a miss in Q4 2024, a beat in Q1 2025, a strong beat in Q2 2025, and a moderate beat in Q3 2025. Historically, LVS has shown a steady YoY revenue growth trajectory, with a 9.5% increase in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024, while EPS growth has been volatile, reflecting sensitivity to Macao gaming volumes. Recent news highlights the 10‑year anniversary of Parisian Macao, signaling a push into non‑gaming segments to cushion against casino demand volatility, and a Q2 2026 earnings miss driven by lower Macao rolling‑play volumes, which may influence investor sentiment. Investors should watch the next earnings cycle for how management addresses Macao volatility, cost‑control measures, and capital allocation plans, as these factors will be key to sustaining revenue momentum and improving EPS consistency.

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EPS

EstBeatMiss

Qtr	Est	Actual	+/−
Q3'26	$0.75	-	-
Q2'26	$0.76	$0.59	-22.0%
Q1'26	$0.76	$0.91	+20.1%
Q4'25	$0.77	$0.85	+10.9%
Q3'25	$0.62	$0.78	+25.4%
Q2'25	$0.53	$0.79	+48.9%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss

Qtr	Est	Actual	+/−
Q3'26	$3.4B	-	-
Q2'26	$3.4B	$3.2B	-6.9%
Q1'26	$3.3B	$3.6B	+7.3%
Q4'25	$3.4B	$3.6B	+8.2%
Q3'25	-	$3.3B	-
Q2'25	-	$3.2B	-

Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context

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LVS|Monthly Returns

Market Data

LVS Stock Snapshot

SELL0/100

$41.50+$0.23 (0.6%)

Market cap: 27.62B
P/E ratio: 16.0
Day range: $41.26 – $42.68
News sentiment: 43/100 · Neutral
Analyst target: $59.07 (+42.3%)
Consensus: Buy · 27 analysts

52-week range+2.3% off low · -41.1% from high

$40.56$70.46

Price $41.50 DailyIQ Est. $61.07

LVS is on the weaker side of its setup, with little confirmation for a reversal yet. The stock is liquid enough that positioning changes get absorbed without distorting the trend.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into LVS?

RICH

At today's price, Las Vegas Sands Corp. needs to grow free cash flow about 4.4% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 7.73% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at -0.5% a year, so the market is asking for 4.9 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis LVS looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth: 4.4%
Historical FCF CAGR: -0.5%
Growth gap: +4.9 pts
Verdict: RICH
Discount rate (WACC): 7.73%
Beta: 0.92

Behaviour On Record

What LVS's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d): 26.7% 34th pct
Below its peak: -51.7%
vs 200-day average: -21.0%
Up days (1y): 47%

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is currently running 26.7% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against LVS's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 34th percentile — on the quiet side for this stock, against a typical reading of 30.6%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

LVS is trading -51.7% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -37.3%, and the deepest was -49.1% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -21.0% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 7th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year LVS closed higher on 47% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 14 years of records, LVS finished the month higher 6 of 14 times, with a median return of -3.0% and an average of -1.5%. Its strongest month historically has been October at +3.5% on average, its weakest March at -4.7%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: LVS has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 170 of 3,268 sessions (5.2% of the time), with the largest gaps running +11.1% and -9.8%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, LVS moved an average of 6.9% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 3 times, with a median move of -4.9% and a largest of -8.4%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-09-16 and 2026-09-15, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against LVS's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of LVS's sector?

Las Vegas Sands Corp. sits in the Consumer Discretionary sector, currently ranked 9th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank: #9 of 11
Sector state: Lagging
Sector rotation score: 20

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for LVS?

CallsPuts

For Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 3 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.41), with at-the-money implied volatility around 52.5%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±5.8% move by that expiry — a range of about $42.86–$48.14.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18): 1.41
ATM implied volatility: 52.5%
Total open interest: 22,970
Expected move by 2026-09-18: ±5.8% ($42.86–$48.14)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on LVS?

Wolfe Research most recently initiated coverage on Las Vegas Sands Corp. to Peer Perform on Sep 2, 2026. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 1 downgrade, a net bearish lean.

Latest action: Wolfe Research — Peer Perform
90-day upgrades: 0
90-day downgrades: 1
Net rating momentum: -1

Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price target
Sep 2, 2026	Wolfe Research	Initiated	Peer Perform	-
Jul 30, 2026	Argus Research	Downgrade	Buy → Hold	-
Jul 27, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Maintained	Equal-Weight	$68 → $61
Jul 23, 2026	Macquarie	Maintained	Outperform	$66 → $62
Jul 23, 2026	JP Morgan	Maintained	Overweight	$64 → $60
Jul 23, 2026	Mizuho	Maintained	Outperform	$67 → $61
Jul 23, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Maintained	Buy	$63 → $55
Jul 23, 2026	Barclays	Maintained	Overweight	$63 → $59
Jul 23, 2026	Stifel	Maintained	Buy	$74 → $60
Jul 23, 2026	Susquehanna	Maintained	Positive	$64 → $63
Jul 22, 2026	Susquehanna	Maintained	Positive	$72 → $64
Jul 20, 2026	B of A Securities	Maintained	Neutral	$70 → $60

LVS Competitive Positioning

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is tracked alongside these names in Resorts & Casinos on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.

LVSyou're hereLas Vegas Sands Corp.$27.6B+0.56%
MGMMGM Resorts International$10.0B-0.10%
WYNNWynn Resorts, Limited$9.0B+0.89%
CZRCaesars Entertainment, Inc.$6.0B0.00%

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News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

43/100

Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive

BEARISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles

What did this article say?

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has seen a 34.6% year‑to‑date decline, falling behind the Nasdaq Composite’s modest gains. The performance gap highlights ongoing challenges in the gaming and hospitality market, even as LVS maintains a large‑cap presence. The stock’s continued underperformance may signal pressure on future earnings and investor sentiment.

What did this article say?

The Parisian Macao celebrates its decade‑long presence, reinforcing LVS’s strategy to broaden non‑gaming revenue streams in Macau. The resort’s milestone underscores Sands China’s confidence in Macau’s tourism diversification and its role as a major leisure destination. The event highlights the company’s focus on hotels, retail, entertainment, MICE, and cultural tourism as key growth drivers.

What did this article say?

Wolfe Research has begun coverage of Las Vegas Sands (LVS), announcing a new research view at peer level. The firm has not yet issued a target price or recommendation, indicating an initial assessment phase. The coverage launch signals that analysts see potential for further evaluation of LVS’s business model and financial performance. Investors should watch for subsequent reports that may provide a more definitive stance or valuation guidance.

What did this article say?

Las Vegas Sands shares fell 31.6% year‑to‑date, reflecting broader travel industry volatility and a decline in casino demand relative to airlines and cruises.

What did this article say?

Wolfe Research has begun formal coverage of Las Vegas Sands (LVS), assigning a Peer Perform rating to the stock. The initiation signals a positive view from a respected research house, suggesting that LVS’s fundamentals and growth prospects are viewed favorably relative to peers. While the rating is not a buy or sell recommendation, it reflects confidence in the company’s current trajectory and could influence analyst sentiment and investor perception. Traders should monitor how this new coverage may affect LVS’s analyst coverage landscape and any subsequent earnings commentary.

What did this article say?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is highlighted as a potential value play for call option buyers, with analysts noting the stock’s current undervaluation relative to its intrinsic value. The commentary suggests that the option pricing is attractive given the company’s stable cash flow from its resort operations and recent dividend consistency. While the opportunity is not a game‑changer, it represents a modest upside potential for investors looking to capitalize on short‑term price movements.

What did this article say?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) released Q2 2026 results that fell short of consensus, reporting adjusted EPS of $0.59 versus the $0.77 estimate and a year‑over‑year revenue decline driven by lower rolling‑play activity in Macao. Despite the miss, gaming volumes grew across all Macao segments, and Marina Bay Sands saw a 5% rise in mass gaming revenue to $886 million. The weak earnings signal may weigh on the stock, but the volume uptick and strong Marina Bay performance suggest underlying resilience that could support a rebound once the company addresses the Macao hold‑down.

What did this article say?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) reported a 24% miss on consensus EPS and sales below expectations, with year‑over‑year earnings falling 25%. The weak quarter has pushed the stock into a valuation gap, trading well below analyst targets and intrinsic value estimates. Despite the earnings setback, the share price has only dipped modestly, but long‑term returns remain under pressure. The market is reassessing LVS’s fair value range, with analysts pointing to a target near $66.33 versus the current $46.23 price.

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership

25 tracked managers · $7.78B combined position · 12 adding, 12 trimming, 1 unchanged (latest 13F filings)

Manager	Trend	Shares Held	% of Co.	Position Value	Filed
Vanguard Group Inc	▼ Sell	40,565,535	6.06%	$2.64B	2026-01-29
BlackRock, Inc.	▼ Sell	24,844,440	3.71%	$1.15B	2026-08-07
Capital Research Global Investors	▼ Sell	16,232,863	2.43%	$1.06B	2026-02-11
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.	▲ Buy	9,066,431	1.35%	$418.78M	2026-08-14
Invesco Ltd.	▲ Buy	8,851,302	1.32%	$408.84M	2026-08-14
Geode Capital Management, LLC	▼ Sell	8,204,874	1.23%	$377.52M	2026-08-12
AQR Capital Management LLC	▼ Sell	5,804,100	0.87%	$267.51M	2026-08-14
Susquehanna International Group, LLP	▲ Buy	4,301,556	0.64%	$198.69M	2026-08-14
Morgan Stanley	▼ Sell	3,903,863	0.58%	$180.32M	2026-08-13
Norges Bank	▼ Sell	3,738,233	0.56%	$172.67M	2026-08-12
Northern Trust Corp	▲ Buy	3,172,181	0.47%	$146.52M	2026-08-13
Two Sigma Investments, LP	▼ Sell	3,054,162	0.46%	$141.07M	2026-08-14
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	▲ Buy	2,540,728	0.38%	$117.36M	2026-08-14
Millennium Management LLC	▼ Sell	1,910,991	0.29%	$88.27M	2026-08-14
Renaissance Technologies LLC	▲ Buy	1,665,995	0.25%	$76.95M	2026-08-13
JPMorgan Chase & Co	▲ Buy	1,537,045	0.23%	$71.27M	2026-08-12
Citadel Advisors LLC	• Hold	1,446,649	0.22%	$66.82M	2026-09-02
Bank of America Corp	▼ Sell	874,209	0.13%	$40.38M	2026-08-14
FMR LLC (Fidelity)	▲ Buy	807,781	0.12%	$37.31M	2026-08-13
Prudential Financial Inc	▲ Buy	561,379	0.08%	$25.93M	2026-08-12
Wells Fargo & Company	▲ Buy	533,993	0.08%	$24.67M	2026-08-14
Citigroup Inc	▼ Sell	501,548	0.07%	$23.17M	2026-08-03
Gotham Asset Management, LLC	▲ Buy	434,374	0.06%	$20.06M	2026-08-14
Bridgewater Associates, LP	▲ Buy	393,665	0.06%	$18.18M	2026-08-14
Man Group plc	▼ Sell	325,735	0.05%	$15.05M	2026-08-14

Q2 2026 flow:5.94M sh bought ($274.28M)8.43M sh sold ($388.96M)net -2.49M sh (−$114.68M)

Congressional Trading Activity

3 disclosed trades · ~$24.0K est. traded value · 1 buys, 2 sells

Member	Chamber	State	Type	Amount	Traded	Filed
Julia Letlow	House	LA05	▼ Sell	$1K - $15K	2025-05-08	2026-01-13
Julie Johnson	House	TX32	▼ Sell	$1K - $15K	2025-04-01	2025-05-14
Julia Letlow	House	LA05	▲ Buy	$1K - $15K	2024-10-23	2026-01-13

LVS·Las Vegas Sands Corp.

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Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on LVS?

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LVS Stock Snapshot

What growth is priced into LVS?

What LVS's own history says about today's numbers

Is money rotating into or out of LVS's sector?

What is the options market pricing for LVS?

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on LVS?

LVS Competitive Positioning

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