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

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

Churchill Downs announced an annual dividend on Thursday, November 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.5433 per share on Friday, January 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 6th. View Churchill Downs' Dividend History.

Shares of Churchill Downs split on the morning of Monday, January 28th 2019. The 3-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 31st 2018. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Saturday, December 2nd 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.14. The firm earned $221.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $208.87 million. Churchill Downs had a net margin of 39.18% and a return on equity of 30.33%. The business's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. View Churchill Downs' Earnings History.

Churchill Downs is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 27th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Churchill Downs.

2 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Churchill Downs' stock. Their predictions range from $93.3333 to $102.00. On average, they anticipate Churchill Downs' share price to reach $97.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Churchill Downs.

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

Media headlines about CHDN stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Churchill Downs earned a media sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Churchill Downs' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (3.31%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.60%), Northern Trust Corp (0.47%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.46%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.37%) and Cypress Funds LLC (0.34%). Company insiders that own Churchill Downs stock include Daniel P Harrington, 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Martingale Asset Management L P, First Trust Advisors LP, Elk Creek Partners LLC, Barclays PLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Churchill Downs.

CHDN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GW&K Investment Management LLC, London Co. of Virginia, Emerald Advisers LLC, Fiera Capital Corp, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Hudson Way Capital Management LLC, 1060 Capital LLC and WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Churchill Downs stock in the last two years include 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CHDN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $95.63.

Churchill Downs has a market capitalization of $3.89 billion and generates $882.60 million in revenue each year. The company earns $140.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.96 on an earnings per share basis. Churchill Downs employs 4,300 workers across the globe.

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]