DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.02 EPS

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.28) by ($0.02), Briefing.com reports. DraftKings had a negative net margin of 13.45% and a negative return on equity of 61.75%. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.87) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 52.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

DraftKings Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DKNG opened at $41.82 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $43.58 and its 200 day moving average is $38.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49. DraftKings has a 52 week low of $21.07 and a 52 week high of $49.57.

Insider Transactions at DraftKings

In related news, insider Jason Robins sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.91, for a total transaction of $8,182,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 3,043,231 shares in the company, valued at $124,498,580.21. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, insider R Stanton Dodge sold 686,101 shares of DraftKings stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.06, for a total transaction of $29,543,509.06. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 200,239 shares in the company, valued at $8,622,291.34. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Jason Robins sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.91, for a total value of $8,182,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 3,043,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $124,498,580.21. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,086,101 shares of company stock worth $45,903,509. Company insiders own 51.19% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas cut DraftKings from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $28.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price (up from $45.00) on shares of DraftKings in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of DraftKings from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on DraftKings from $44.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th. Finally, Bank Of America (Bofa) boosted their target price on DraftKings from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and twenty-five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $47.45.

DraftKings Company Profile

DraftKings Inc operates as a digital sports entertainment and gaming company in the United States and internationally. It provides online sports betting and casino, daily fantasy sports, media, and other consumer products, as well as retails sportsbooks. The company also engages in the design and development of sports betting and casino gaming software for online and retail sportsbooks, and iGaming operators.