PENN Entertainment Inc (PENN)

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CFRA MAINTAINS BUY OPINION ON SHARES OF PENN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
12:26 pm ET August 9, 2023 (CFRA)
We maintain our 12-month price target of $44, based on 6.8x our EBITDA estimate, below the company's 10-year average forward EV/EBITDA multiple of 8.4x but more in line with its pre-pandemic multiple. We maintain our 2023 and 2024 EPS estimates of $1.75 and $2.00, respectively. PENN posts normalized Q2 EPS of $0.48 vs. $0.15, $0.09 above consensus estimates on revenues of $1.67B vs. $1.63B and $11M above estimates. By segment, Northeast revenues were flat Y/Y, South declined 9%, West declined 15%, Midwest declined 1%, and Interactive grew 66%. PENN announced it is partnering with ESPN to rebrand barstool sports online sportsbook to ESPN Bet for $1.5B over 10 years and $500M in warrants up front with additional performance warrants based on market share gains. We believe the deal can bring the newly branded OSB into the top 3 in market share across the U.S. and Canada over the next five years. PENN will leverage ESPN to acquire new customers and we expect significant market share gains. We see value in shares.