Sharp increase in LVS’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Las Vegas Sands Corp shares valued at $7,017,000 were sold by Goldstein Robert G on Dec 01 ’25. At $70.17 per share, Goldstein Robert G sold 100,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Dumont Patrick sold 210,305 shares, netting a total of over 14,712,938 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $69.96 each, the insider now holds 446,608 shares.

Before that, Dumont Patrick had sold 17,352 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,196,767, the President & COO traded Las Vegas Sands Corp shares for $68.97 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 17,352 shares, worth approximately $29.65 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on November 18, 2025, Las Vegas Sands Corp [LVS] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $66. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of July 28, 2025, Argus has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for LVS. Earlier on July 07, 2025, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for LVS stock.

Analyzing LVS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Las Vegas Sands Corp [NYSE: LVS] plunged -0.72% to $66.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.205, but it reached a high of $66.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.71%. Over the course of the year, Las Vegas Sands Corp shares have jumped approximately 20.73%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $70.45 on 12/01/25 and a 52-week low of $30.18 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 65.44, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 67.12. The next price resistance is at 67.84. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.42 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Las Vegas Sands Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Las Vegas Sands Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.47 million shares to 9.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 8.66 million shares. A jump of 5.15% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.5 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.5.

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In terms of Las Vegas Sands Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 63 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.8% from the previous closing price of $66.88. Analysts anticipate Las Vegas Sands Corp stock to reach 68 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Las Vegas Sands Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 23, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $47.

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