Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) Lowered to Neutral Rating by Roth Capital

Roth Capital lowered shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK - Free Report) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has $9.00 price objective on the stock. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Lucky Strike Entertainment's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on LUCK. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Lucky Strike Entertainment from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Lucky Strike Entertainment from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 target price (down from $18.00) on shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in a report on Monday, May 5th.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Stock Performance

Shares of LUCK stock traded up $0.04 on Monday, hitting $9.13. The company had a trading volume of 190,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 438,001. The company's 50-day moving average price is $9.25. Lucky Strike Entertainment has a twelve month low of $7.66 and a twelve month high of $14.92. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -912.09 and a beta of 0.80.

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.16). The company had revenue of $339.88 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $361.42 million. Lucky Strike Entertainment had a net margin of 1.11% and a negative return on equity of 35.76%. As a group, analysts expect that Lucky Strike Entertainment will post 0.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a $0.055 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.41%. Lucky Strike Entertainment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -314.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Thomas F. Shannon bought 44,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $8.48 per share, for a total transaction of $373,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,344,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,877,120. This represents a 1.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Lev Ekster bought 3,034 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $8.24 per share, for a total transaction of $25,000.16. Following the transaction, the president now directly owns 69,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $570,990.80. This represents a 4.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 57,197 shares of company stock valued at $493,533 over the last ninety days. 79.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Company Profile

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F.