The stock of PENN Entertainment Inc (PENN) has gone up by 14.39% for the week, with a -7.59% drop in the past month and a -21.53% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 7.45% for PENN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.19% for PENN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -16.69% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PENN Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.80.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PENN is 150.84M, and currently, short sellers hold a 12.71% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PENN on April 29, 2025 was 4.19M shares.
PENN) stock’s latest price update
PENN Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PENN)’s stock price has dropped by -2.04 in relation to previous closing price of 16.15. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 14.39% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-28 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HG Vora Capital Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, “HG Vora”) today responded to the actions the Board of Directors of PENN Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) (“PENN” or the “Company”) took on April 25, 2025, which included reducing the number of seats up for election at PENN’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) from three to two. HG Vora believes the Board’s self-serving action, taken in the face of the prospect of losing three Boa.
Analysts’ Opinion of PENN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PENN stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for PENN by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for PENN in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $27 based on the research report published on December 13, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PENN reach a price target of $22. The rating they have provided for PENN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 13th, 2024.
PENN Trading at -8.72% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PENN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.02%, as shares sank -6.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.50% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PENN rose by +14.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.18% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.04. In addition, PENN Entertainment Inc saw -20.18% 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 PENN starting from HANDLER DAVID A, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $17.51 back on Sep 10 ’24. After this action, HANDLER DAVID A now owns 293,450 shares of PENN Entertainment Inc, valued at $175,100 using the latest closing price.
DHANDA ANUJ, the Director of PENN Entertainment Inc, purchase 15,000 shares at $18.40 during a trade that took place back on Sep 06 ’24, which means that DHANDA ANUJ is holding 31,523 shares at $276,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PENN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for PENN Entertainment Inc stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -10.27, with -1.72 for asset returns.
Based on PENN Entertainment Inc (PENN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 562.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 18.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 25.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.82.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, PENN Entertainment Inc (PENN) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
