Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of LUCK FY2025 Earnings

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK - Free Report) - Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research report issued on Monday, May 12th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.50. Roth Capital has a "Neutral" rating and a $9.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lucky Strike Entertainment's current full-year earnings is $0.43 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Lucky Strike Entertainment's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS.

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.16). The business had revenue of $339.88 million for 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%.

LUCK has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Lucky Strike Entertainment from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial cut their price target 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. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $16.00 target price (down from $18.00) on shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research note on Monday, May 5th.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of LUCK traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.13. 42,405 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 433,764. Lucky Strike Entertainment has a twelve month low of $7.66 and a twelve month high of $14.92. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $9.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -912.09 and a beta of 0.80.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Vice Chairman Brett I. Parker sold 1,747,434 shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.54, for a total transaction of $20,165,388.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 498,092 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,747,981.68. The trade was a 77.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Thomas F. Shannon bought 44,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $8.48 per share, for a total transaction of $373,120.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now 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 disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders bought 57,197 shares of company stock worth $493,533. 79.90% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.