On July 22, Las Vegas Sands declined 8.84% in after-hours trading, trading at $42.71/share, with turnover of $3.6276 million. The sell-off was triggered by the company's Q2 earnings release combined with a concentrated wave of Wall Street target price reductions.
The company reported Q2 results after the close, while throughout July multiple investment banks slashed their price targets: Susquehanna cut to $64 from $72, Bank of America Securities lowered to $60 from $70, JPMorgan reduced to $64 from $68, and Wells Fargo made the steepest cut to $53 from $65. The consensus mean target has compressed from approximately $70 in early July to $65.73. Despite Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.91 beating estimates by 16.67% with revenue of $3.585 billion also exceeding expectations, the persistent downgrade cycle reflects institutional caution toward growth prospects in Macau and Singapore operations. A board director also reduced holdings by 453,600 shares as of June 30, adding to bearish sentiment.
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