Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Playtika Q1 Earnings

Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PLTK) – Research analysts at Wedbush increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Playtika in a research note issued on Thursday, November 7th. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now anticipates that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.17. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $11.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Playtika’s current full-year earnings is $0.71 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Playtika’s FY2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on PLTK. Roth Mkm upped their target price on shares of Playtika from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Macquarie reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $7.00 price objective on shares of Playtika in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Playtika from $7.40 to $8.25 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $9.18.

Playtika Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PLTK opened at $8.55 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $7.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.84. Playtika has a 1 year low of $6.25 and a 1 year high of $9.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.18 billion, a PE ratio of 14.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.85.

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.07). Playtika had a net margin of 8.52% and a negative return on equity of 129.21%. The firm had revenue of $620.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $622.46 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.19 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Playtika Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.68%. Playtika’s payout ratio is currently 68.97%.

Institutional Trading of Playtika

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Playtika by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 7,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Playtika by 0.8% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 184,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,304,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Playtika by 3.3% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 99,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $787,000 after acquiring an additional 3,206 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Playtika by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 22,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,000 after acquiring an additional 3,265 shares during the period. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new stake in Playtika in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.94% of the company’s stock.

Playtika Company Profile

Playtika Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia pacific, and internationally. The company owns a portfolio of casual and social casino-themed games. It distributes its games to the end customer through various web and mobile platforms and direct-to-consumer platforms.