Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (PLYA) Analysts See $0.05 EPS; Penn National Gaming, (PENN) Covered By 4 Bulls

July 31, 2017 - By Adrian Erickson

Among 9 analysts covering Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN), 4 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 44% are positive. Penn National Gaming had 18 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Hold” rating by Suntrust Robinson on Friday, February 10. The stock of Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) has “Outperform” rating given on Friday, October 28 by Telsey Advisory Group. SunTrust initiated the stock with “Hold” rating in Friday, February 10 report. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, February 5 by Stifel Nicolaus. Telsey Advisory Group upgraded it to “Outperform” rating and $27.0 target in Tuesday, January 19 report. The rating was maintained by Telsey Advisory Group with “Outperform” on Friday, July 29. Deutsche Bank maintained the shares of PENN in report on Thursday, July 27 with “Buy” rating. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Thursday, January 5 by JP Morgan. The stock of Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) earned “Buy” rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Thursday, July 27. Deutsche Bank maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, June 22 report. See Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) latest ratings:

27/07/2017 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Rating: Buy New Target: $24.0000 Maintain
27/07/2017 Broker: Deutsche Bank Rating: Buy New Target: $25.0000 Maintain
13/07/2017 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Rating: Buy New Target: $23.0000 Maintain
22/06/2017 Broker: Deutsche Bank Rating: Buy New Target: $25.0000 Maintain
10/02/2017 Broker: Suntrust Robinson Rating: Hold New Target: $14.00 Initiate
10/02/2017 Broker: SunTrust Rating: Hold New Target: $14 Initiate

Analysts expect Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (NASDAQ:PLYA) to report $0.05 EPS on August, 14.PLYA’s profit would be $5.52 million giving it 59.35 P/E if the $0.05 EPS is correct. After having $0.21 EPS previously, Playa Hotels & Resorts NV’s analysts see -76.19% EPS growth. About 5,423 shares traded. Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (NASDAQ:PLYA) has 0.00% since July 31, 2016 and is . It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500.

Penn National Gaming, Inc. is an owner and manager of gaming and racing facilities, and video gaming terminal activities with a focus on slot machine entertainment. The company has market cap of $1.85 billion. The Firm operates through three divisions: Northeast, South/West and Midwest. It has a 26.35 P/E ratio. The Northeast segment consists of various properties, including Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Hollywood Casino Bangor, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and Hollywood Casino Toledo.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.39 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.41, from 0.98 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 23 investors sold Penn National Gaming, Inc shares while 46 reduced holdings. 31 funds opened positions while 65 raised stakes. 81.10 million shares or 0.04% more from 81.07 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Bnp Paribas Arbitrage Sa has 4,688 shares. Connable Office Incorporated has invested 0.06% in Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN). Hbk Invests L P invested 0.02% in Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN). 137,259 are owned by Frontier Inv Mngmt Communications. Wells Fargo And Communications Mn owns 264,498 shares. Caxton Associate L P reported 25,000 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Invesco Ltd holds 0.01% or 3.08M shares. Tower Rech Cap (Trc) owns 1,136 shares. Putnam Invests Ltd Liability holds 0.13% of its portfolio in Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) for 4.02M shares. 347 are owned by Archford Capital Strategies Ltd Liability. Marshall Wace Limited Liability Partnership invested 0.14% of its portfolio in Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN). Nine Chapters Cap Management Ltd Liability holds 17,000 shares. Proshare Advsrs Limited Company owns 11,975 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. Oxford Asset Mgmt reported 0.09% in Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN). Natl Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation holds 431,764 shares or 0% of its portfolio.

About 80,000 shares traded. Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) has risen 33.06% since July 31, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 16.36% the S&P500.

Since February 9, 2017, it had 1 insider buy, and 0 sales for $47,322 activity. Another trade for 3,300 shares valued at $47,322 was bought by SCACCETTI JANE.