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PENN
Penn National Gaming IncNASDAQCONSUMER CYCLICALRESORTS & CASINOS
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$2.82B
P/E Ratio
—
EPS
$-6.55
Beta
1.42
52W High
$22.36
52W Low
$11.65
50-Day MA
$20.13
200-Day MA
$16.22
Dividend Yield
—
Profit Margin
-13.50%
Forward P/E
12.85
PEG Ratio
1.01
About Penn National Gaming Inc
Penn National Gaming, Inc. is an American operator of casinos and racetracks, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $7.07B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.44B |
| EBITDA | $785.50M |
| Operating Margin | 5.46% |
| Return on Equity | -40.10% |
| Return on Assets | 1.41% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $50.53 |
| Book Value | $14.39 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.55 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.40 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.885 |
| EV/EBITDA | 392.44 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 208.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% |
| Shares Outstanding | $133.74M |
| Float | $124.91M |
| % Insiders | 1.59% |
| % Institutions | 105.73% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
42.78%
HV 20-Day
40.77%
HV 30-Day
38.35%
HV 60-Day
46.42%
HV Rank
23.4%
Volatility is currently expanding
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($23.45 target)
3
Strong Buy8
Buy8
Hold1
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