Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI - Free Report) by 116.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 123,994 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 66,700 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in VICI Properties were worth $3,996,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VICI. Quarry LP grew its position in VICI Properties by 780.5% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,127 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 999 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of VICI Properties by 254.4% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,368 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 982 shares during the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of VICI Properties by 363.2% during the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 1,408 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of VICI Properties during the second quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in shares of VICI Properties during the second quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors own 97.71% of the company's stock.
Shares of VICI opened at $30.94 on Tuesday. VICI Properties Inc. has a 52 week low of $27.08 and a 52 week high of $34.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 2.61 and a current ratio of 2.61. The company has a market capitalization of $32.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.46, a PEG ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 0.93. The company's 50 day moving average price is $32.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.31.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be paid a $0.4325 dividend. This represents a $1.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 17th. VICI Properties's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.07%.
VICI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on VICI Properties from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of VICI Properties from $34.00 to $33.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $36.00 price objective (up previously from $33.00) on shares of VICI Properties in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of VICI Properties in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $34.67.