Entain (LON:ENT) Stock Price Down 10.5% – Should You Sell?

Entain Plc (LON:ENT)’s stock price fell 10.5% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 653 ($8.07) and last traded at GBX 664.49 ($8.21). 82,198,984 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,607% from the average session volume of 4,816,443 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 742.20 ($9.17).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,140 ($14.09) target price on shares of Entain in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on shares of Entain from GBX 1,030 ($12.73) to GBX 1,010 ($12.48) and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,079.67 ($13.34).

Entain Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £4.22 billion, a PE ratio of -1,031.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 154.96, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.67. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 715.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 700.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at Entain

In other Entain news, insider Ricky Sandler sold 4,334,882 shares of Entain stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 806 ($9.96), for a total value of £34,939,148.92 ($43,177,396.09). 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entain Company Profile

Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino.