Entain (ENT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis. The Group has a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US. Entain provides the technology and capabilities which power BetMGM as well as exclusive games and products, specially developed at its in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK and is the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically regulated or regulating markets operating in over 30 territories. Entain is a leader in ESG, a member of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. For more information see the Group’s website: www.entaingroup.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 866.80 to 878.60
• 50-Day Range: 836.40 to 1,022
• 52-Week Range: 452.50 to 1,031.50
• Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £5.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.02%
• Price Target: GBX 1,210
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Entain Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Entain scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Entain has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Entain has a consensus price target of GBX 1,210, representing about 39.1% upside from its current price of GBX 869.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Entain has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Entain is -1,012.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Entain is -1,012.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Entain has a PEG Ratio of 0.92. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Entain has a P/B Ratio of 2.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ENT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Entain pays a meaningful dividend of 2.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Entain does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ENT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Entain has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Entain this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Entain insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £23,987,584.48 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.36% of the stock of Entain is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.96% of the stock of Entain is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ENT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ENT shares performed this year?

Entain's stock was trading at GBX 687.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ENT stock has increased by 26.6% and is now trading at GBX 869.80.

How do I buy shares of Entain?

Shares of ENT stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Entain own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Entain investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Tesco (TSCO), Entain PLC (GVC.L) (GVC), Intel (INTC), Meta Platforms (META), PayPal (PYPL) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Gambling
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:ENT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: entaingroup.com
• Phone: 350 200 78700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21,212
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Entain: GBX 1,210
• High Price Target: GBX 1,400
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,100
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.36
• P/E Growth: 0.92
• Net Income: -£473.03 million
• Net Margins: -9.58%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -21.53%
• Return on Assets: 2.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 188.61
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £5.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.08
• Cash Flow: GBX 49.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.67
• Book Value: GBX 408.81 per share
• Price / Book: 2.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 639,545,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £5.60 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.19