Courtesy of Benzinga.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) beat earnings expectations Wednesday night with a headline income of $0.90 per share, compared with expectations of $0.81. Revenue fell to $3.42 billion from $3.66 billion, lower than Wall Street estimates.
The stock saw a 4 percent pop in after-hours trading, though the price halved gains in regular trading. Analysts seem to think investor optimism was overdone, with much of the Street giving Las Vegas Sands a lukewarm reaction.
Deutsche Bank – Hold, Price target at $53
“With shares indicated up 4% post the close, we believe many are viewing the results as better than recent fears. In our view, the results, when adjusted, were relatively in line, with normalized Singapore a hair ahead of Consensus and normalized Macau coming in below, though not meaningfully.”
Nomura – Neutral, Price target at $54
“LVS’ results give us even greater conviction that the stock’s fair value is in the mid-$50 range. […] We could be mistaken if recent demand trends accelerate from what the market hopes is a current nadir. We, however, are skeptical and point to several headwinds that could get worse, not better.”
Morgan Stanley – Equal-weight
“While mgmt continued to talk positively about its long-term positioning in the Macau market, it gave little indication as to when it expects current headwinds to abate, highlighting the ongoing limited visibility. […]That said, we believe that mgmt's motto ‘Yay dividends’ is a clear indication that the growing US recurring dividend is not at risk.”
Shares traded recently at $55.30, down 1.3 percent.
Latest Ratings for LVS
Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2015 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | |
Jan 2015 | Union Gaming | Initiates Coverage on | Buy | |
Jan 2015 | Nomura | Downgrades | Buy | Neutral |
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