Boyd Gaming Corp (NYSE: BYD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.97x compared to its average ratio. BYD has 36-month beta value of 1.28. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BYD is 56.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.88% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BYD on April 09, 2025 was 1.01M shares.
BYD) stock’s latest price update
Boyd Gaming Corp (NYSE: BYD) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.90 compared to its previous closing price of 60.80. However, the company has seen a fall of -8.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-04-03 that While many investors hold great respect for Warren Buffett, they may also view him as more of a traditional investor. But the Oracle of Omaha is not afraid to buy trendy technology and artificial intelligence stocks if he thinks they meet his well-known criteria of being wonderful companies at fair prices.
BYD’s Market Performance
BYD’s stock has fallen by -8.33% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -7.27% and a quarterly drop of -14.38%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.87% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.46% for Boyd Gaming Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.47% for BYD’s stock, with a -7.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BYD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BYD stocks, with Susquehanna repeating the rating for BYD by listing it as a “Positive.” The predicted price for BYD in the upcoming period, according to Susquehanna is $77 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BYD reach a price target of $81, previously predicting the price at $82. The rating they have provided for BYD stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on February 24th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to BYD, setting the target price at $92 in the report published on January 03rd of the current year.
BYD Trading at -13.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BYD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.87%, as shares sank -7.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BYD fell by -8.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $66.24. In addition, Boyd Gaming Corp saw -14.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BYD starting from SPADAFOR CHRISTINE J., who sale 1,125 shares at the price of $75.28 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, SPADAFOR CHRISTINE J. now owns 4,852 shares of Boyd Gaming Corp, valued at $84,690 using the latest closing price.
BOYD WILLIAM R, the Director of Boyd Gaming Corp, sale 15,000 shares at $79.32 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that BOYD WILLIAM R is holding 1,472,970 shares at $1,189,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BYD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.54 for the gross margin
The net margin for Boyd Gaming Corp stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 34.76, with 8.79 for asset returns.
Based on Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 24.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.90.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
