Consider the Fundamentals Before Investing in DraftKings

Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company DraftKings moved 0.3% today, and are now trading at a price of $35.47. The mid-cap stock's daily volume was 3,404,233 compared to its average volume of 12,840,468. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.

DraftKings Inc. operates as a digital sports entertainment and gaming company in the United States and internationally. The company is based in Boston and has 4,200 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $16,535,272,448.

31 analysts are following DraftKings and have set target prices ranging from $22.5 to $50.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, DKNG is trading -11.05% away from its average analyst target price of $39.87 per share.

Over the last year, DKNG's share price has increased by 203.2%, which represents a difference of 179.6% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $39.35 per share whereas its 52 week low is $10.69. DraftKings has averaged free cash flows of $-388480750.0 over the last 4 years, with a mean growth rate of -12.5%. It is unlikely that the stock can sustain its current performance trend for the long term when the underlying business is experiencing such poor cash flows.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 -222,276 32,384 -254,660 61.29
2022 -625,519 32,402 -657,921 -51.1
2021 -419,508 15,925 -435,433 -111.47
2020 -194,157 11,752 -205,909
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