NASDAQ:CHDN Churchill Downs (CHDN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $82.64 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 12:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Churchill Downs Stock (NASDAQ:CHDN) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Churchill Downs alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$82.14▼$83.3550-Day Range$80.60▼$93.7152-Week Range$79.40▼$118.35Volume416,604 shsAverage Volume974,643 shsMarket Capitalization$5.76 billionP/E Ratio14.17Dividend Yield0.53%Price Target$134.89Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Churchill Downs Incorporated is a gaming, entertainment and racing company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The company owns and operates Churchill Downs Racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby, as well as other thoroughbred racing venues, casinos, racinos and historical horse racing facilities. Its operations include live and historical horse racing, casino gaming, video lottery and other gaming activities, hospitality, dining and entertainment. Through its TwinSpires business, Churchill Downs also provides online horse-racing wagering and related digital betting services in jurisdictions where such activities are permitted. Founded in 1875, Churchill Downs has expanded from its namesake racetrack into a diversified gaming and entertainment company. Its properties and services operate primarily in the United States, including Kentucky and several other states, while its online wagering operations serve customers in eligible regulated markets.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Churchill Downs Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreCHDN MarketRank™: Churchill Downs scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingChurchill Downs has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialChurchill Downs has a consensus price target of $134.89, representing about 63.4% upside from its current price of $82.56.Amount of Analyst CoverageChurchill Downs has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Churchill Downs' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.86% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Churchill Downs are expected to grow by 6.86% in the coming year, from $7.14 to $7.63 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Churchill Downs is 14.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Churchill Downs is 14.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.32.Price to Earnings Growth RatioChurchill Downs has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioChurchill Downs has a P/B Ratio of 5.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Churchill Downs' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.33% of the float of Churchill Downs has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChurchill Downs has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.68.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Churchill Downs has recently increased by 14.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldChurchill Downs has a dividend yield of 0.54%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthChurchill Downs has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Churchill Downs is 7.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Churchill Downs will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.77% next year. This indicates that Churchill Downs will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Churchill Downs' dividend. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.97 News SentimentChurchill Downs has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Churchill Downs this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest27 people have searched for CHDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Churchill Downs to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.9 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Churchill Downs insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders5.87% of the stock of Churchill Downs is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.59% of the stock of Churchill Downs is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Churchill Downs' insider trading history. Receive CHDN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Churchill Downs and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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It's so simple to understand, you could trade it tomorrow.September 17 at 1:00 AM | Base Camp Trading (Ad)Churchill Downs Launches Proposed $500 Mln Senior Secured Term LoanSeptember 14 at 10:46 AM | rttnews.comChurchill Downs launches $500M senior secured term loanSeptember 14 at 10:46 AM | msn.comChurchill Downs Incorporated Announces Launch of $500 Million Senior Secured Term Loan B Due 2033September 14 at 8:30 AM | globenewswire.com‘Gambling with our lives': Anthropic researcher quits, warns against self-improving AISeptember 9, 2026 | techcrunch.comTWolfe Research initiates coverage of Churchill Downs (CHDN) with outperform recommendationSeptember 2, 2026 | msn.comSee More Headlines CHDN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CHDN shares performed this year? Churchill Downs' stock was trading at $113.78 at the start of the year. Since then, CHDN stock has decreased by 27.4% and is now trading at $82.5590. How were Churchill Downs' earnings last quarter? Churchill Downs, Incorporated (NASDAQ:CHDN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 29th. The company reported $3.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $3.45. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Churchill Downs' stock split? Churchill Downs's stock split before market open on Monday, May 22nd 2023.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 25th 2023. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, May 19th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Is Churchill Downs buying back stock? Churchill Downs' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, March 12th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Churchill Downs' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Churchill Downs include BlackRock Inc. (8.90%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.48%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.11%) and Jupiter Topco LLC (1.08%). Insiders that own company stock include R Alex Rankin, Douglas C Grissom and Paul C Varga. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Churchill Downs? Shares of CHDN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Churchill Downs own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Churchill Downs investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Applied Materials (AMAT), Meta Platforms (META) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2026Today9/17/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (7m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 CHDN's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. CHDN has been in this zone for over 7 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryCasinos & Gaming Current SymbolNASDAQ:CHDN CIK20212 Webwww.churchilldownsincorporated.com Phone(502) 394-1166Fax502-636-4430Employees9,000Year Founded1875Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Churchill Downs$134.89 High Price Target$157.00 Low Price Target$117.00 Potential Upside/Downside+62.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.91 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$5.83 Trailing P/E Ratio14.20 Forward P/E Ratio11.59 P/E Growth0.76Net Income$383 million Net Margins13.82% Pretax Margin19.57% Return on Equity42.16% Return on Assets6.31% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.06 Current Ratio0.36 Quick Ratio0.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.93 billion Price / Sales1.97 Cash Flow$10.01 per share Price / Cash Flow8.27 Book Value$14.48 per share Price / Book5.72Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares69,700,000Free Float65,609,000Market Cap$5.77 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.67 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own - Fall 2026Enter your email address and we’ll send you MarketBeat’s list of ten stocks set to soar in Fall 2026, despite the economic uncertainty rattling markets right now. 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