Entain (LON:ENT) Earns "Buy" Rating from Shore Capital Group

Key Points

• Shore Capital reiterated a "Buy" on Entain and the consensus from six analysts is also Buy with an average price target of GBX 1,113.80, implying substantial upside versus the current price of GBX 584.80.
• Entain's FY25 EBITDA beat forecasts and management says mitigation measures have doubled and online revenue is driving growth, but a large UK gambling tax uplift (c.£488m–£650m) plus impairment charges produced a material statutory loss (reported near £681m), creating near‑term earnings and cash‑flow headwinds.

Entain (LON:ENT - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by analysts at Shore Capital Group in a report released on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on ENT. Citigroup dropped their price target on Entain from GBX 1,300 to GBX 1,150 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Entain from GBX 1,158 to GBX 1,029 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Entain to an "overweight" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from GBX 1,150 to GBX 1,090 in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,200 target price on shares of Entain in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Entain has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,113.80.

Entain Stock Performance

ENT traded up GBX 6.60 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 584.80. The stock had a trading volume of 3,193,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,652,666. The firm has a market cap of £3.74 billion, a PE ratio of -6.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 259.61. Entain has a 12 month low of GBX 452.50 and a 12 month high of GBX 1,031.50. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 657.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 756.84.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ricky Sandler bought 621,384 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 767 per share, for a total transaction of £4,766,015.28. Insiders own 7.42% of the company's stock.

Key Entain News

Here are the key news stories impacting Entain this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FY‑2025 EBITDA beat forecasts and management says mitigation measures (cost savings and other actions) have doubled, a detail that investors interpreted as evidence of operational resilience. Entain shares rise as FY25 EBITDA beats forecast, tax hit mitigation doubles
• Positive Sentiment: Online/remote business drove revenue growth and is being highlighted as the engine to help offset the UK tax headwind, supporting medium‑term organic growth expectations. Entain's online business fuels growth as seeks to mitigate tax impact
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue grew in 2025, but the group took impairment charges that reduced net profit — indicating improving top‑line trends offset by one‑off accounting hits. Entain grows revenue but impairment charges hit bottom line in 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Senior management framed the business outlook positively and signalled plans to offset the tax increase with further cost cuts and efficiency measures, which investors view as proactive capital allocation/operational discipline. Ladbrokes-owner Entain's profits climb; to offset UK tax rise with cost cuts
• Negative Sentiment: A large UK gambling tax uplift — reported variously as a c.£488m/£650m charge — materially widened the statutory loss (reported as a £681m loss in some coverage), creating a near‑term earnings and cash‑flow headwind and weighing on headline EPS. Ladbrokes owner Entain swings to £681m loss after Budget gambling tax hit
• Negative Sentiment: Company reported its third consecutive year of multi‑million statutory losses when including the tax and impairment items, which will keep headline profitability under scrutiny until tax and one‑offs are absorbed. Entain reports third year of multi-million losses but UK revenue beats expectations

About Entain

Entain plc LSE: ENT is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis. The Group has a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US.

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