Don't Buy Penn National Gaming Without Checking Its Fundamentals!

Consumer Cyclical sector company Penn National Gaming posted a -2.9% performance today, while the S&P 500 returned 1.4%.

PENN Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences in North America. The company is based in Wyomissing and has 21,973 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $5,399,037,070.

18 analysts are following Penn National Gaming and have set target prices ranging from $33 to $80 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, PENN is trading -22.17% away from its average analyst target price of $44.72 per share.

Over the last year, PENN shares have gone down by -20.9%, which represents a difference of -12.9% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $51.72 per share and its 52 week low is $25.49. With average free cash flows of $442 Million that have been growing at an average rate of 79.0% over the last four years, Penn National Gaming declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ MM) Capital expenditures ($ MM) Free Cash Flow ($ MM) YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31 896 -268 628 218.68
2020-12-31 339 -142 197 -60.73
2019-12-31 704 -202 502 n/a
The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.

IN FOCUS