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How Analyst Downgrades and Caesars Lease Risks At VICI Properties (VICI) Have Changed Its Investment Story

Simply Wall St · 2d ago
  • In recent days, multiple Wall Street firms, including Evercore ISI and Wells Fargo, downgraded VICI Properties after flagging concerns around its regional gaming lease with Caesars Entertainment and the tight rent coverage on those assets.
  • Analysts now see the possible need for rent concessions or asset transfers on the Caesars regional portfolio, highlighting how crucial this single master lease has become for VICI’s income mix and risk profile.
  • We’ll now examine how the potential Caesars lease restructuring, and associated analyst caution, reshapes VICI Properties’ broader investment narrative.

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VICI Properties Investment Narrative Recap

To own VICI, you have to be comfortable with a landlord that leans heavily on long, triple net leases from a few big gaming tenants. The Caesars regional lease now sits at the center of that story, as any rent relief or asset transfer could influence near term income visibility and has become the key short term swing factor alongside the risk of tenant concentration.

Against this backdrop, VICI’s September 2025 dividend increase to US$0.45 per share each quarter, a 4% raise, stands out. It reinforces that management is still committing more cash to shareholders even as analysts grow more cautious about the Caesars lease and the company’s forward growth profile.

Yet behind the headline dividend growth, the concentration in a single master lease is a risk investors should be aware of...

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VICI Properties’ narrative projects $4.3 billion revenue and $2.8 billion earnings by 2028. This implies 3.4% yearly revenue growth with earnings remaining flat, requiring no change from current earnings of $2.8 billion.

Uncover how VICI Properties' forecasts yield a $36.09 fair value, a 28% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

VICI Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025
VICI Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025

Eight fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly US$32 to US$55 per share, showing just how far apart individual views can be. You are weighing those against a Caesars lease that now accounts for roughly a quarter of VICI’s net operating income and could shape how reliable that income stream looks over time.

Explore 8 other fair value estimates on VICI Properties - why the stock might be worth as much as 94% more than the current price!

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