Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$38.63−0.16 (−0.4%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Gaming and Leisure Properties has drawn attention this week from two opposing narratives. One line of coverage frames the stock as cheap after its recent slide, pointing to a 9% one-month decline and 13% three-month decline as a test of the bull case, while a separate valuation-focused piece flagged a 15.8% return over 5 years alongside recent dips. Against that, JPMorgan downgraded the stock from Overweight to Neutral, citing concerns about lease coverage and growth prospects following a recent acquisition, even while acknowledging the underlying quality of the business. GLPI also scheduled its third-quarter earnings release.

The stock closed at $38.63, down 0.4%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $42.54 and its 200-day average of $45.23, with the 50-day itself below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 71.1, placing it in the Buying zone, while price sits 44.6% below the Gekko Fair Value of $69.68.

Over the next 20 trading days, the main marker is the earnings release after close on 29 October, 30 days out, with a call the following day. In the last 90 days there has been 1 open-market insider purchase, alongside institutional filings adding shares. Analyst views remain split, with 5 buy, 7 hold and 1 sell among 13 firms, and a consensus target of $52.39. Seasonality over 5 years averaged +1.2% across the next 20 sessions, rising in 2 of them.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Gaming and Leisure Properties price vs fair value

▲$69.68$38.63Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $38.63200-day averageGekko Fair Value $69.68

Gaming and Leisure Properties quick facts

Market cap
$10.94B
P/E ratio
11.3
Forward P/E
11.8
EPS, TTM
$3.42
Revenue, TTM
$1.66B
Profit margin
58.5%
Dividend yield
8.20%
Beta
0.68
Volume
2.77M avg 4.27M
1-year return
−16.2%
Typical daily move
±1.8%
Typical 20-day move
±3.2%
50-day average
$42.54
200-day average
$45.23
Next earnings
Oct 29 after close
Shares outstanding
290.9M
52-week range
$38.32$49.95

Gaming and Leisure Properties swing-trade checklist

Gaming and Leisure Properties scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $38.63 is below the 50-day ($42.54) and 200-day ($45.23) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    71.1, Buying

    Reading 71.1 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    44.6% below

    Price is 44.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 30 days

    Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +1.2% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

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Gaming and Leisure Properties stock chart and price history

Gaming and Leisure Properties closed at $38.63 on Sep 28, 2026, −16.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $38.32 to $49.95.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Gaming and Leisure Properties share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$40$45$50NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep38.63

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−8.7%
3 months
−15.9%
6 months
−12.1%
1 year
−16.2%
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About Gaming and Leisure Properties

Gaming and Leisure Properties buys, funds, and holds real estate that it rents out to companies running casinos and other gaming venues. Its main business is being a landlord for gambling-related properties rather than operating any casinos itself, and its arrangements are structured as long-term leases with its tenants.

Under these lease agreements, the tenants take on responsibility for the everyday costs of running the properties, including upkeep, insurance, taxes, and utilities, while Gaming and Leisure Properties retains ownership of the underlying real estate. This structure means the company earns rental income from gaming operators rather than gaming revenue directly, positioning it as a property owner within the casino industry supply chain.

The company was incorporated in 2013 in Pennsylvania, USA. Its shares trade under the ticker GLPI.

Sector
Finance
Website
glpropinc.com

Gaming and Leisure Properties GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Gaming and Leisure Properties’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 71.1, in the Buying zone, down 1.5 points over five sessions.

010071.1Buying

Down 1.5 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)28+2.9%+3.0%+4.4%+5.1%
Accumulation217−0.1%+0.1%+0.7%+0.9%
Neutral365−0.3%−0.5%−0.8%−1.0%
Distribution15−0.5%−1.4%−4.0%−1.1%
Selling0Not available

Average GLPI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is Gaming and Leisure Properties stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Gaming and Leisure Properties trades 44.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $69.68, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$69.68

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

44.6% Undervalued

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Gaming and Leisure Properties insider and Congress trading

Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Gaming and Leisure Properties worth $422K, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

$422Kin 1 open-market purchase

FiledInsiderTypeSharesValue
Aug 19SHANKS EARL C
director
Purchase10,000$422K

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in GLPI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Congress disclosures for GLPI, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open GLPI in Gekko

Buybacks

Gaming and Leisure Properties has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
$120K
As a share of market cap
0.00%

From company filings.

Gaming and Leisure Properties earnings: next date and track record

Gaming and Leisure Properties reports on Oct 29, 2026, after the close (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−2.3%Oct ’24+0.3%Feb ’25−3.7%Apr ’25−1.0%Jul ’25+2.3%Oct ’25+1.2%Feb ’26+2.6%Apr ’26−2.7%Jul ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026$1.03
est $1.00
+3.0%$430.5M
est $428.5M
+0.5%−2.7%
Apr 23, 2026$0.79
est $0.77
+2.6%$420.0M
est $413.0M
+1.7%+2.6%
Feb 19, 2026$0.94
est $0.74
+27.0%$407.0M
est $405.2M
+0.4%+1.2%
Oct 30, 2025$0.86
est $0.77
+11.7%$397.6M
est $406.4M
−2.2%+2.3%
Jul 24, 2025$0.54
est $0.78
−30.8%$394.9M
est $397.0M
−0.5%−1.0%
Apr 24, 2025$0.58
est $0.77
−24.7%$395.2M
est $396.5M
−0.3%−3.7%
Feb 20, 2025$0.79
est $0.72
+9.7%$389.6M
est $391.5M
−0.5%+0.3%
Oct 24, 2024$0.67
est $0.74
−9.5%——−2.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Gaming and Leisure Properties stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Gaming and Leisure Properties is $52.39, +35.6% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$52.39consensus 12-month target, +35.6% from the last close
Low $43High $60
Buy5
Hold7
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 24J.P. MorganHold, downgraded$46+19.1%
Sep 24ScotiabankHold, maintained$43+11.3%
Sep 21Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$50+29.4%
Sep 21UBSBuy, maintained$60+55.3%
Sep 17Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$50+29.4%
+4.4%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+1.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Gaming and Leisure Properties seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Gaming and Leisure Properties averaged +1.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+4.0%2021+9.9%2022−2.1%2023−1.9%2024−4.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.6%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+1.5%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.2%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+1.2%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.7%2 of 5

For scale, GLPI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.2%.

Gaming and Leisure Properties market cap and key statistics

Gaming and Leisure Properties’s market cap is $10.94B, with a P/E ratio of 11.3 and revenue of $1.66B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$10.94B
P/E ratio
11.3
Forward P/E
11.8
EPS, TTM
$3.42
Gekko Fair Value
$69.68

Trading

Volume
2.77M
Avg volume, 20 days
4.27M
52-week high
$49.95
52-week low
$38.32
Shares outstanding
290.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$1.66B
Profit margin
58.5%
Return on equity
19.4%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+47.9%

Risk and income

Beta
0.68
Typical daily move
±1.8%
Typical 20-day move
±3.2%
Dividend yield
8.20%

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Gaming and Leisure Properties stock FAQ

What is Gaming and Leisure Properties’s market cap?

Gaming and Leisure Properties’s market cap is $10.94B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $38.63, with 290.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.3.

What is the Gaming and Leisure Properties stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Gaming and Leisure Properties is $52.39, +35.6% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Gaming and Leisure Properties stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Gaming and Leisure Properties is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $38.63 is 44.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $69.68. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Gaming and Leisure Properties report earnings next?

Gaming and Leisure Properties is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, after the market closes (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.80 per share on revenue of $436.3M. Gaming and Leisure Properties beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 2% on average across the report.

What is Gaming and Leisure Properties’s 52-week high and low?

Gaming and Leisure Properties’s 52-week high is $49.95 and its 52-week low is $38.32; it closed at $38.63 on Sep 28, 2026, −16.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $55.13 on Mar 6, 2023.

Is Gaming and Leisure Properties stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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