Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Golden Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates a diversified entertainment platform in the United States. The company operates through four segments; Nevada Casino Resorts, Nevada Locals Casinos, Nevada Taverns, and Distributed Gaming. It also operates casino, casino resorts, and taverns; and slot machines in third party non-casino locations. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.39 to $29.27
• 50-Day Range: $25.12 to $29.79
• 52-Week Range: $22.66 to $35.49
• Volume: 373,007 shs
• Average Volume: 220,268 shs
• Market Capitalization: $765.94 million
• P/E Ratio: 74.31
• Dividend Yield: 3.45%
• Price Target: $37.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Golden Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Golden Entertainment scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 283rd out of 861 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Golden Entertainment 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.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Golden Entertainment has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 320.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Golden Entertainment are expected to grow by 320.00% in the coming year, from $0.20 to $0.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Golden Entertainment is 74.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Golden Entertainment is 74.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 19.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Golden Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.29% of the float of Golden Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golden Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golden Entertainment has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Golden Entertainment pays a meaningful dividend of 3.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Golden Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Golden Entertainment is 256.41%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Golden Entertainment will have a dividend payout ratio of 119.05% in the coming year. This indicates that Golden Entertainment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.29% of the float of Golden Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golden Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golden Entertainment has recently decreased by 0.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.73

News Sentiment

Golden Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.73. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Golden Entertainment this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

30.50% of the stock of Golden Entertainment is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.73% of the stock of Golden Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GDEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GDEN shares performed this year?

Golden Entertainment's stock was trading at $31.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GDEN stock has decreased by 8.3% and is now trading at $28.98.
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How were Golden Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. The company earned $160.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $164.37 million. Golden Entertainment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.72%.
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Who are Golden Entertainment's major shareholders?

Golden Entertainment's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.46%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (5.41%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (3.12%) and Penn Capital Management Company LLC (2.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles Protell, Stephen Arcana, Mark A Lipparelli and Terrence Wright.
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How do I buy shares of Golden Entertainment?

Shares of GDEN 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 Golden Entertainment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Golden Entertainment investors own include Scilex (SCLX), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Pfizer (PFE), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/2 Dividend: 3/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 3/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 6/20/2025
• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/25/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/25/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: GAMING
• Sub-Industry: Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GDEN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LACO
• CIK: 1071255
• Web: www.goldenent.com
• Phone: (702) 893-7777
• Fax: 952-449-9353
• Employees: 5,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $37.00
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 74.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 144.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $50.73 million
• Net Margins: 1.72%
• Pretax Margin: 1.06%
• Return on Equity: 3.10%
• Return on Assets: 1.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $666.82 million
• Price / Sales: 1.15
• Cash Flow: $2.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.78
• Book Value: $17.29 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,430,000
• Free Float: 18,372,000
• Market Cap: $765.94 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.79