PENN Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN – Get Rating ) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Average Buy” from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $45.06.
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PENN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus lowered PENN Entertainment from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $35.00 in a research report on Friday, January 6th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on PENN Entertainment from $40.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 11th. Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on PENN Entertainment in a research report on Thursday, October 6th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on PENN Entertainment in a research report on Thursday, October 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $50.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co cut PENN Entertainment from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $38.00 to $39.00 in a research report on Monday, November 28th.
Insider Buying and Selling at PENN Entertainment
In other news, CEO Jay A. Snowden sold 163,475 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 27th. The stock traded at an average price of $30.12, with a total value of $4,923,867.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 604,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,208,353.24. The deal was disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available on the SEC’s website. Company insiders hold 1.50% of the company’s shares.
Institutional investors weigh PENN Entertainment
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. purchased a new stake in PENN Entertainment during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Archer Investment Corp boosted its holdings in PENN Entertainment by 1,694.9% in the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in PENN Entertainment during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Wipfli Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in PENN Entertainment in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in PENN Entertainment during the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000. 84.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
PENN Entertainment Stock Performance
Shares of PENN stock opened at $34.26 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 1.79, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The business has a 50-day moving average of $32.65 and a 200-day moving average of $32.35. PENN Entertainment has a 52-week low of $25.49 and a 52-week high of $51.72. The stock has a market cap of $5.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.18.
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN – Get Rating ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.34. PENN Entertainment had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 3.86%. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.58 billion. equities research analysts predict that PENN Entertainment will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
PENN Entertainment Company Profile
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PENN Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates gaming and racing facilities and video game terminal operations with a focus on slot machine entertainment. It operates through the following business segments: Northeast, South, West, Midwest, and others. The Northeast segment consists of properties such as Ameristar East Chicago, Greektown Casino-Hotel and Hollywood Casino Bangor.
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