VICI Properties Inc. (VICI) closed the most recent trading day at $28.15, moving +1.22% from the previous trading session. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.53% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.09%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 1%.
The company's shares have seen a decrease of 1.77% over the last month, not keeping up with the Finance sector's gain of 0.87% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.06%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of VICI Properties Inc. in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on February 25, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.6, marking a 5.26% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $1.02 billion, indicating a 4.08% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $2.37 per share and revenue of $4.01 billion. These totals would mark changes of +4.87% and 0%, respectively, from last year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for VICI Properties Inc. should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. As of now, VICI Properties Inc. holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that VICI Properties Inc. has a Forward P/E ratio of 11.37 right now. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 11.31 of its industry.
It's also important to note that VICI currently trades at a PEG ratio of 2.77. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.59 as of yesterday's close.
The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry is part of the Finance sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 100, placing it within the top 41% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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