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VICI Properties Inc is a reit—diversified business based in the US. VICI Properties shares (VICI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. VICI Properties employs 140 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.1 billion.

How to buy shares in VICI Properties

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for VICI Properties. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: VICI. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until VICI Properties reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$26.2, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of VICI Properties, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of VICI Properties. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted VICI Properties's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, VICI Properties's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$26.2, which is 6.93% down on its pre-crash value of USD$28.15 and 165.99% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$9.85.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of VICI Properties shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$437.20 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$975.69.

VICI Properties share price

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VICI Properties shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-26.

Latest market close	USD$26.2
52-week range	USD$9.394 - USD$27.4191
50-day moving average	USD$24.3367
200-day moving average	USD$22.3632
Wall St. target price	USD$27.55
PE ratio	18.3475
Dividend yield	USD$1.32 (5.06%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.428

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Is it a good time to buy VICI Properties stock?

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VICI Properties price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $26.2 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-19)	N/A
1 month (2020-10-30)	14.16%
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Is VICI Properties under- or over-valued?

Valuing VICI Properties stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of VICI Properties's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

VICI Properties's P/E ratio

VICI Properties's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, VICI Properties shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

VICI Properties's EBITDA

VICI Properties's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$767 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a VICI Properties's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

VICI Properties financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	70%
Gross profit TTM	USD$870.9 million
Return on assets TTM	3.24%
Return on equity TTM	8.1%
Profit margin	64.43%
Book value	$17.314
Market capitalisation	USD$13.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting VICI Properties shares

There are currently 29.0 million VICI Properties shares held short by investors – that's known as VICI Properties's "short interest". This figure is 3.2% up from 28.1 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting VICI Properties shares can be evaluated.

VICI Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

VICI Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of VICI Properties shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of VICI Properties shares traded daily (recently around 3.6 million). VICI Properties's SIR currently stands at 8.03. In other words for every 100,000 VICI Properties shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8030 shares are currently held short.

However VICI Properties's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of VICI Properties shares, or, against the total number of tradable VICI Properties shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case VICI Properties's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 VICI Properties shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.0678% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable VICI Properties shares, roughly 68 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against VICI Properties.

Find out more about how you can short VICI Properties stock.

VICI Properties share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 89.23% of net profits

Recently VICI Properties has paid out, on average, around 89.23% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.06% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), VICI Properties shareholders could enjoy a 5.06% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In VICI Properties's case, that would currently equate to about $1.32 per share.

VICI Properties's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

VICI Properties's most recent dividend payout was on 8 October 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

VICI Properties share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, VICI Properties's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.394 up to $27.4191. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while VICI Properties's is 1.1464. This would suggest that VICI Properties's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

VICI Properties overview

VICI Properties is an experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including the world-renowned Caesars Palace. VICI Properties' national, geographically diverse portfolio consists of 29 gaming facilities comprising over 48 million square feet and features approximately 19,200 hotel rooms and more than 200 restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Its properties are leased to industry leading gaming and hospitality operators, including Caesars Entertainment, Inc., Century Casinos Inc., Hard Rock International, JACK Entertainment and Penn National Gaming, Inc. VICI Properties also owns four championship golf courses and 34 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties' strategy is to create the nation's highest quality and most productive experiential real estate portfolio.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of VICI Properties is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.167% of VICI Properties shares are held by insiders and 108.786% by institutions.

• How many people work for VICI Properties?

  Latest data suggests 140 work at VICI Properties.

• When does the fiscal year end for VICI Properties?

  VICI Properties's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is VICI Properties based?

  VICI Properties's address is: 430 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10022

• What is VICI Properties's ISIN number?

  VICI Properties's international securities identification number is: US9256521090

• What is VICI Properties's CUSIP number?

  VICI Properties's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 925652109