NASDAQ:CHDN - Churchill Downs Stock Price, Forecast & News

Churchill Downs trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CHDN."

Churchill Downs declared an annual dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.581 per share on Friday, January 3rd. This represents a yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This is a positive change from Churchill Downs's previous annual dividend of $0.54. View Churchill Downs' Dividend History.

Churchill Downs's stock split on Monday, January 28th 2019. The 3-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 31st 2018. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, January 25th 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of Churchill Downs stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The business earned $306.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.27 million. Churchill Downs had a net margin of 11.43% and a return on equity of 33.71%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 38.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.53 earnings per share. View Churchill Downs' Earnings History.

Churchill Downs is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Churchill Downs.

4 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Churchill Downs' shares. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Churchill Downs' stock price to reach $132.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Churchill Downs.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Churchill Downs in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Churchill Downs.

Media headlines about CHDN stock have been trending extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Churchill Downs earned a news impact score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Churchill Downs.

Churchill Downs saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 2,310,000 shares, an increase of 5.5% from the November 28th total of 2,190,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 276,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.4 days. Currently, 6.7% of the company's stock are sold short. View Churchill Downs' Current Options Chain.

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Churchill Downs' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Artemis Investment Management LLP (1.16%), Eidelman Virant Capital (0.12%), Three Peaks Capital Management LLC (0.11%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.03%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own Churchill Downs stock include Austin W Miller, Daniel P Harrington, Karole Lloyd, R Alex Rankin, Richard L Duchossois and Robert L Evans. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Churchill Downs.

CHDN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Eidelman Virant Capital, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and NEXT Financial Group Inc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Churchill Downs.

CHDN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AdvisorShares Investments LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Private Trust Co. NA, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co., Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, IFP Advisors Inc, First Hawaiian Bank and Atlas Brown Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Churchill Downs stock in the last two years include Karole Lloyd, R Alex Rankin and Richard L Duchossois. View Insider Buying and Selling for Churchill Downs.

Shares of CHDN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CHDN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $142.97.

Churchill Downs has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion and generates $1.01 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $352.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.64 on an earnings per share basis. Churchill Downs employs 4,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Churchill Downs.

The official website for Churchill Downs is http://www.churchilldownsincorporated.com/.

Churchill Downs' mailing address is 600 NORTH HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY, 40222. The company can be reached via phone at 502-636-4400 or via email at [email protected]