PENN Entertainment, Inc. (PENN) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Resorts & Casinos
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.27: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality.
PENN Entertainment operates 42 gaming properties across 19 U.S. states in five retail segments plus an Interactive segment with OSB in 22 jurisdictions and iCasino. Revenue comes from slot machines, table games, hotel, food/beverage, and digital gaming fees; post-ESPN split,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.27: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — PENN Entertainment, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Stifel Maintains Buy on PENN Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $25 — benzinga Jun 12, 2026 positive
- NEWS PENN Entertainment Opens New Hotel Tower At Hollywood Casino Columbus — benzinga Jun 12, 2026 positive
- NEWS CFTC Proposes New Rules For Event Contracts, Including Sports-Related Prediction Markets, And Opens Public Comment Perio — benzinga Jun 10, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Dow Jones Hit Records Above 50,600 As Oil Sinks Below $90: Stock Market Today — benzinga May 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Macquarie Maintains Outperform on PENN Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $23 — benzinga May 19, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicOhio, Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania10-K Item 1A: 'we generated 13.4%, 11.8%, 9.2%, and 8.4% of our revenues from our retail properties within the states of Ohio, Louisiana, Missouri, and Pennsylvania respectively'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-23Item 1.01MEDIUMPENN entered Cooperation Agreement with HG Vora on February 22, 2026, providing for appointment of three new directors (Ace, Fox, Schiavolin), mutual standstill restrictions, and non-disparagement. Related litigation dismissed with prejudice.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-23Item 5.02LOWBoard appointed Heather Ace (Class II), Jeffrey Fox (Class II), and Fabio Schiavolin (Class III) as directors per Cooperation Agreement with HG Vora. No reason cited for prior vacancies.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.27: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $18.84. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $20.17 (-0.4% upside). Prior stop was $18.84. Stop-loss: $18.84.
Target reached (-9.7% upside); Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0).
PENN Entertainment, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
27 analysts cover PENN with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $20.
What does PENN Entertainment, Inc. do?PENN Entertainment operates 42 gaming properties across 19 U.S. states in five retail segments plus an Interactive...
PENN Entertainment operates 42 gaming properties across 19 U.S. states in five retail segments plus an Interactive segment with OSB in 22 jurisdictions and iCasino. Revenue comes from slot machines, table games, hotel, food/beverage, and digital gaming fees; post-ESPN split, digital was rebranded to theScore Bet leveraging the theScore media app with ~4 million monthly active North American users.