PENN Entertainment, Inc. (PENN) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Cyclical · Resorts & Casinos
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $17.68: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; 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 $17.68: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 70. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.70, earnings proximity 84d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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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
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $17.68: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 14%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 70. Prior stop was $16.41. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $18.20 (+3.2% upside). Prior stop was $16.41. Stop-loss: $16.41.
Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Revenue declining (-12.4% YoY), Material insider selling (6 sells, 0.11% of cap).
PENN Entertainment, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.4). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 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.