Delta Investment Management LLC Sells 27,317 Shares of VICI Properties Inc. $VICI

Delta Investment Management LLC cut its stake in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) by 47.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 30,251 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,317 shares during the period. Delta Investment Management LLC’s holdings in VICI Properties were worth $851,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VICI. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 204.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 37,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 25,234 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 41.3% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 89,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,905,000 after purchasing an additional 26,017 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 45.0% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 26,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 8,259 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 96.0% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 976,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,843,000 after purchasing an additional 478,538 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 210,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,860,000 after purchasing an additional 2,775 shares during the last quarter. 97.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VICI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $36.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Scotiabank lowered shares of VICI Properties from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $36.00 to $30.00 in a report on Friday, January 30th. Mizuho reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of VICI Properties from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $33.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Monday, January 5th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.42.

Key VICI Properties News

Here are the key news stories impacting VICI Properties this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and operating trends: Total revenues rose about 3.5% year?over?year to roughly $1.02 billion, reflecting steady lease and property cash flows that support VICI’s dividend profile. Business Wire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Net income increase: GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders rose materially year?over?year (reported +60.5%), a favorable sign for reported profitability even if investors focus more on FFO/affiliated metrics. Business Wire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: FFO versus prior year: Funds from operations (FFO) was ~$0.61, up from $0.58 a year ago, supporting distributable cash expectations for income investors. (Some outlets report this as matching/roughly in line with consensus.) Zacks: FFO Match
• Neutral Sentiment: FY?2026 guidance effectively unchanged: VICI provided EPS guidance of $2.440–$2.470 for FY?2026, essentially in line with the street (~$2.45). That reduces the likelihood of an upside catalyst from guidance but shows management sees stable forward cash generation. Seeking Alpha: Q1 Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate governance: Shareholders approved the board slate, executive pay and auditor at the annual meeting — a housekeeping positive for governance but unlikely to move the stock materially. TipRanks: Shareholder Vote
• Negative Sentiment: Per?share/market expectations gap: Reported diluted EPS/FFO metrics (~$0.61) were viewed as below some consensus figures (several sources flagged a ~ $0.10 miss vs a $0.71 estimate or described mixed surprises), which likely pressured sentiment among short?term traders focused on beats/misses. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Limited upside catalyst in near term: With results broadly in line and guidance steady, there’s little new positive guidance or surprise to push multiple expansion—investors focused on yield may hold, while growth?seeking traders may look elsewhere. Yahoo Finance: Q1 Analysis

VICI Properties Stock Up 1.4%

NYSE VICI traded up $0.41 on Thursday, hitting $29.01. 860,499 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,328,091. The company has a market cap of $31.01 billion, a PE ratio of 11.07, a PEG ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.70. VICI Properties Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.55 and a 12 month high of $34.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $28.54 and a 200-day moving average of $28.86. The company has a current ratio of 3.17, a quick ratio of 3.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. VICI Properties had a net margin of 69.28% and a return on equity of 10.02%. VICI Properties’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. VICI Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.440-2.470 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that VICI Properties Inc. will post 2.45 earnings per share for the current year.

VICI Properties Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 19th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 19th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.2%. VICI Properties’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.97%.

About VICI Properties

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.