NYSE:BYDBoyd Gaming Stock Price, Forecast & News

Boyd Gaming's stock was trading at $18.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BYD shares have increased by 7.4% and is now trading at $19.94. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Boyd Gaming in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Boyd Gaming.

Boyd Gaming is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Boyd Gaming.

Boyd Gaming Co. (NYSE:BYD) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.30. The firm earned $680.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $664.46 million. Boyd Gaming had a net margin of 2.95% and a return on equity of 12.60%. Boyd Gaming's revenue for the quarter was down 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. View Boyd Gaming's earnings history.

Boyd Gaming announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 26th. View Boyd Gaming's dividend history.

Boyd Gaming announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 12th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase up to 3.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

15 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Boyd Gaming's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $39.00. On average, they expect Boyd Gaming's stock price to reach $25.08 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Boyd Gaming.

News headlines about BYD stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Boyd Gaming earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Boyd Gaming.

Some companies that are related to Boyd Gaming include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Penn National Gaming (PENN), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), International Game Technology (IGT), Scientific Games (SGMS) and Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI). View all competitors.

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Boyd Gaming trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BYD."

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One share of BYD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.94.

Boyd Gaming has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion and generates $3.33 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $157.64 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. Boyd Gaming employs 1,858 workers across the globe.

The official website for Boyd Gaming is www.boydgaming.com.

Boyd Gaming's mailing address is 3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY NINTH FLOOR, LAS VEGAS NV, 89169. The company can be reached via phone at 702-792-7200 or via email at [email protected]