King Digital Entertainment PLC Company Profile (NYSE:KING)

About King Digital Entertainment PLC

King Digital Entertainment plc is an interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. The Company has four franchises: Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. The Company develops and publishes games that can be played on its king.com and royalgames.com Websites, Facebook and, mobile platforms, such as iOS and Android. The Company is involved in developing and monetizing digital games on multiple platforms. The Company's games include Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, Pet Rescue Saga and Bubble Witch 2 Saga. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had 533 million monthly active users (MAUs), 149 million daily active users (DAUs), 356 million monthly unique users (MUUs) and 8,344 million monthly unique payers (MUPs).

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Services
Industry: Gaming Activities
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: KING
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $0.00
50 Day Moving Average: $18
200 Day Moving Average: $16
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 10.11
P/E Growth: 0
Market Cap: $N/A
Outstanding Shares: 312,721,000

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Consensus Ratings for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	6 Hold Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$19.67 (9.26% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
11/10/2015	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight	$18.00
11/5/2015	Wedbush	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$12.72 -> $18.00
11/5/2015	Cowen and Company	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$18.00 -> $27.00
11/5/2015	Stifel Nicolaus	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$19.00
11/4/2015	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$18.00
11/4/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Neutral -> Sector Perform	$15.00 -> $18.00
9/4/2015	Pacific Crest	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight
8/16/2015	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/14/2015	Credit Suisse Group AG	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$20.00 -> $19.00
8/14/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight -> Neutral	$20.00 -> $17.00
5/15/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Set Price Target	Hold	$17.00
2/13/2015	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Hold
2/13/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Buy

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/12/2016
2/11/2016	Q4	$0.39	$0.38	$461.35 million	$461.00 million	View	N/A
11/4/2015	Q315	$0.38	$0.45	$455.46 million	$479.70 million	View	N/A
8/13/2015	Q215	$0.43	$0.49	$489.94 million	$500.00 million	View	Listen
5/14/2015	Q115	$0.53	$0.61	$565.20 million	$569.51 million	View	Listen
2/12/2015	Q414	$0.47	$0.57	$519.23 million	$545.60 million	View	N/A
11/6/2014	Q314	$0.47	$0.45	$495.30 million	$514.40 million	View	N/A
8/12/2014	Q214	$0.50	$0.52	$455.50 million	$593.60 million	View	N/A
5/7/2014	Q1	$0.57	$0.41	$205.90 million	$606.70 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.67 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.78 EPS

Current Dividend Information for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)

Annual Dividend:	$0.00
Dividend Yield:	0.00%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	0.00% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 0.00% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
2/17/2015	special	$0.94		3/2/2015	3/4/2015	3/24/2015
8/12/2014		$0.47		9/26/2014	9/30/2014	10/22/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE:KING)
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