Golden Entertainment (GDEN) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Key Points

• Golden Entertainment is set to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 7th, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $169.70 million.
• The company's last earnings report in May showed a miss on EPS and revenue expectations, reporting $0.09 EPS against a consensus of $0.10.
• Golden Entertainment declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25, resulting in a 3.51% yield despite a high dividend payout ratio of 256.41%.

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, August 7th. Analysts expect Golden Entertainment to post earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $169.70 million for the quarter.

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.01). Golden Entertainment had a net margin of 1.72% and a return on equity of 3.10%. The firm had revenue of $160.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $164.37 million. On average, analysts expect Golden Entertainment to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Golden Entertainment Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of GDEN traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $27.69. 24,101 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 205,783. Golden Entertainment has a 1-year low of $22.66 and a 1-year high of $35.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $731.71 million, a PE ratio of 70.91 and a beta of 1.83. The business has a 50 day moving average of $29.09 and a 200 day moving average of $28.97.

Golden Entertainment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 25th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 25th. Golden Entertainment's dividend payout ratio is 256.41%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Golden Entertainment

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Golden Entertainment stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN - Free Report) by 22.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,913 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 6,498 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 0.13% of Golden Entertainment worth $921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 70.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GDEN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Golden Entertainment from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Truist Financial cut shares of Golden Entertainment from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $36.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. JMP Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Golden Entertainment from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Golden Entertainment in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Golden Entertainment currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $36.50.

Golden Entertainment Company Profile

Golden Entertainment, Inc owns and operates a diversified entertainment platform in the United States. The company operates through four segments; Nevada Casino Resorts, Nevada Locals Casinos, Nevada Taverns, and Distributed Gaming. It also operates casino, casino resorts, and taverns; and slot machines in third party non-casino locations.