NYSE:BYD - Boyd Gaming Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Boyd Gaming declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. View Boyd Gaming's Dividend History.

Boyd Gaming declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, December 12th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 3.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Boyd Gaming Co. (NYSE:BYD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 21st. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.32. The company earned $791.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $774.43 million. Boyd Gaming had a return on equity of 13.41% and a net margin of 4.38%. Boyd Gaming's revenue was up 33.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.22 EPS. View Boyd Gaming's Earnings History.

Boyd Gaming is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Boyd Gaming.

8 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Boyd Gaming's stock. Their predictions range from $31.00 to $42.00. On average, they anticipate Boyd Gaming's stock price to reach $36.5714 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Boyd Gaming.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Boyd Gaming in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Boyd Gaming.

News stories about BYD stock have trended neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. Boyd Gaming earned a daily sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Boyd Gaming's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.98%), FMR LLC (5.33%), Valinor Management L.P. (2.41%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.71%), Millennium Management LLC (1.52%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.25%). Company insiders that own Boyd Gaming stock include Brian A Larson, John Robert Bailey, Keith Smith, Marianne Boyd Johnson, Robert L Boughner, Stephen S Thompson, William R Boyd and William S Boyd. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Boyd Gaming.

BYD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sound Point Capital Management LP, Two Sigma Investments LP, Gotham Asset Management LLC, Boston Advisors LLC, Hancock Whitney Corp, Shellback Capital LP, Caxton Associates LP and Gamco Investors INC. ET AL. Company insiders that have sold Boyd Gaming company stock in the last year include Brian A Larson, Keith Smith, Marianne Boyd Johnson and William R Boyd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Boyd Gaming.

BYD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Millennium Management LLC, FMR LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Valinor Management L.P. and Squarepoint Ops LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Boyd Gaming.

Shares of BYD 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 BYD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.35.

Boyd Gaming has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion and generates $2.63 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $115.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.33 on an earnings per share basis. Boyd Gaming employs 19,707 workers across the globe.

The official website for Boyd Gaming is http://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]