PENN Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN – Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Traders acquired 29,869 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 36% compared to the average daily volume of 21,899 call options.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on PENN shares. Truist Financial upgraded PENN Entertainment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on PENN Entertainment from $33.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 16th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of PENN Entertainment in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of PENN Entertainment from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of PENN Entertainment from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.80.
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PENN Entertainment Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:PENN traded up $0.21 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.64. The stock had a trading volume of 5,406,942 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,596,292. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.75 and its 200 day moving average is $21.42. PENN Entertainment has a 12 month low of $15.88 and a 12 month high of $31.63.
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported ($1.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.57) by ($1.18). The firm had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. PENN Entertainment had a positive return on equity of 1.31% and a negative net margin of 7.70%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that PENN Entertainment will post -0.86 EPS for the current year.
About PENN Entertainment
PENN Entertainment, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. The company operates through five segments: Northeast, South, West, Midwest, and Interactive. It operates online sports betting in various jurisdictions; and iCasino under Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge, ESPN BET, and theScore Bet Sportsbook and Casino brands.
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