Canterbury Park (CPHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Canterbury Park Holding Corporation owns and operates Canterbury Park, a horse racing and entertainment facility in Shakopee, Minnesota, serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The property hosts live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing during its seasonal race meet and offers year-round pari-mutuel wagering on races held at tracks elsewhere.

In addition to racing, Canterbury Park operates a card casino offering poker and other authorized card games. Its broader entertainment activities include dining, special events, concerts, corporate gatherings and other hospitality services. The venue also supports Minnesota’s horse-racing industry through racing-related facilities and events.

Canterbury Park originally opened as Canterbury Downs in 1985 and was later renamed Canterbury Park. The company is led by a management team headed by Chief Executive Officer Randy Sampson, whose family has been associated with the property and its operations for many years. Canterbury Park’s business is primarily focused on its Minnesota facility and the regional customers, horse owners and event organizers it serves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.68 to $15.75
• 50-Day Range: $15.31 to $15.99
• 52-Week Range: $14.39 to $16.84
• Volume: 5,340 shs
• Average Volume: 2,097 shs
• Market Capitalization: $81.20 million
• P/E Ratio: 155.00
• Dividend Yield: 1.79%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Canterbury Park Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canterbury Park scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 390th out of 480 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Canterbury Park has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canterbury Park has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canterbury Park is 155.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canterbury Park is 155.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canterbury Park has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.07% of the float of Canterbury Park has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canterbury Park has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canterbury Park has recently decreased by 33.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Canterbury Park pays a meaningful dividend of 1.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Canterbury Park does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Canterbury Park is 1,400.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Canterbury Park 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Canterbury Park this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canterbury Park insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.70% of the stock of Canterbury Park is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.37% of the stock of Canterbury Park is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/14 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/14/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/10/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Casinos & Gaming
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CPHC
• CIK: 1672909
• Web: www.canterburypark.com
• Phone: (952) 445-7223
• Fax: 612-496-6400
• Employees: 1,096
• Year Founded: 1994

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 155.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$530 thousand
• Net Margins: 0.97%
• Pretax Margin: 0.45%
• Return on Equity: 0.70%
• Return on Assets: 0.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.24
• Quick Ratio: 2.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $59.57 million
• Price / Sales: 1.36
• Cash Flow: $0.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.78
• Book Value: $16.45 per share
• Price / Book: 0.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,180,000
• Free Float: 3,955,000
• Market Cap: $81.20 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.40