Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Playtika Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Wedbush analysts have reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Playtika from $0.15 to $0.13, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock.
• Playtika reported earnings of $0.02 EPS for Q2 2025, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.13), despite an 11.0% revenue increase compared to the same period last year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, representing a 10.5% yield, but has a payout ratio of 166.67% indicating it is paying out more than it earns.

Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PLTK - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Playtika in a report issued on Friday, August 8th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.15. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Playtika's current full-year earnings is $0.65 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Playtika's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on PLTK. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Playtika from $7.25 to $5.75 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Playtika from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.04.

Playtika Trading Down 4.4%

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

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK - Get Free Report) last released its 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). Playtika had a negative return on equity of 83.90% and a net margin of 3.23%. The firm had revenue of $696.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $706.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Playtika Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Holding Uk Ltd Playtika II sold 389,053 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 199,510,511 shares in the company, valued at $937,699,401.70. This trade represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 5.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Playtika

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of Playtika during the 4th quarter worth $1,222,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Playtika during the 1st quarter worth $311,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Playtika during the 1st quarter worth $343,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in Playtika in the 4th quarter valued at $567,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in Playtika by 76.0% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 692,975 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,809,000 after buying an additional 299,278 shares during the last quarter. 11.94% of the stock is 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.