Roth Capital Predicts Playtika's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:PLTK)

Key Points

• Roth Capital has increased its earnings per share estimate for Playtika's Q3 2025 to $0.17, up from a previous estimate of $0.16, alongside a Q4 2025 estimate at $0.19 EPS.
• Playtika recently reported a missed earnings target with an EPS of $0.02 for the last quarter, falling short of the consensus estimate of $0.15.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, expected to yield 10.5%, indicating a substantial payout ratio of 166.67%.

Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PLTK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Playtika in a report released on Friday, August 8th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Playtika's current full-year earnings is $0.65 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Playtika's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

PLTK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Playtika from $7.25 to $5.75 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Playtika from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price target on shares of Playtika from $11.50 to $7.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $7.04.

Playtika Price Performance

Shares of Playtika stock traded down $0.17 on Monday, hitting $3.62. The company had a trading volume of 1,236,189 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,693,967. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.85. Playtika has a twelve month low of $3.59 and a twelve month high of $8.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4.61 and a 200-day moving average of $5.19.

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.13). The business had revenue of $696.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $706.03 million. Playtika had a negative return on equity of 83.90% and a net margin of 3.23%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.23 EPS.

Playtika Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.1%. Playtika's dividend payout ratio is presently 166.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Playtika

In other news, major shareholder Holding Uk Ltd Playtika II sold 389,053 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.70, for a total value of $1,828,549.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 199,510,511 shares of the company's stock, valued at $937,699,401.70. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 5.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Playtika

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Playtika by 117.1% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,996 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Playtika in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Playtika by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 4,216 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,534 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Playtika in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Playtika by 280.9% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,707 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 4,946 shares during the last quarter. 11.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Playtika

Playtika Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia pacific, and internationally. The company owns a portfolio of casual and social casino-themed games. It distributes its games to the end customer through various web and mobile platforms and direct-to-consumer platforms.