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 announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 7th. Investors of record on Friday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Tuesday, January 15th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 27th. View Boyd Gaming's Dividend History.

Boyd Gaming announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, December 12th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 3.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Boyd Gaming Co. (NYSE:BYD) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 25th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.23. The company earned $612.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $607.60 million. Boyd Gaming had a net margin of 7.19% and a return on equity of 12.53%. View Boyd Gaming's Earnings History.

Boyd Gaming is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 21st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Boyd Gaming.

Boyd Gaming will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 21st at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8883176003.

9 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Boyd Gaming's shares. Their predictions range from $31.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Boyd Gaming's share price to reach $36.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Boyd Gaming.

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

News articles about BYD stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Boyd Gaming earned a daily sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Boyd Gaming saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,506,135 shares, a decline of 39.6% from the January 15th total of 10,763,617 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,437,617 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.5 days. Currently, 8.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Boyd Gaming's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Boyd Gaming include InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Huazhu Group (HTHT), Hyatt Hotels (H), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Eldorado Resorts (ERI), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), Extended Stay America (STAY), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Penn National Gaming (PENN), Belmond (BEL) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR).

Boyd Gaming's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.98%), Valinor Management L.P. (2.41%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.71%), Millennium Management LLC (1.52%), Northern Trust Corp (1.25%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%). 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, Robert L Boughner, Stephen S Thompson 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 Millennium Management LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Valinor Management L.P., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Rhumbline Advisers and Geode Capital Management 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 $27.85.

Boyd Gaming has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion and generates $2.38 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $189.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.03 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]