Entain (LON:ENT) Trading Down 11.1% – Time to Sell?

Entain Plc (LON:ENT)’s stock price was down 11.1% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 653 ($8.13) and last traded at GBX 660 ($8.22). Approximately 7,332,096 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 228% from the average daily volume of 2,234,826 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 742.20 ($9.24).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on ENT shares. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on Entain from GBX 1,030 ($12.83) to GBX 1,010 ($12.58) and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,140 ($14.19) target price on shares of Entain in a report on Monday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,079.67 ($13.44).

Entain Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 712.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 700.87. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £4.28 billion, a PE ratio of -1,047.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.19.

Insider Activity at Entain

In related news, insider Ricky Sandler sold 4,334,882 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 806 ($10.04), for a total transaction of £34,939,148.92 ($43,505,352.91). 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.