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After finishing at $88.0 in the prior trading day, Churchill Downs, Inc (NASDAQ: CHDN) closed at $88.42, up 0.48%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. CHDN stock price reached its highest trading level at $89.595 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.13.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CHDN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.74.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, JP Morgan on June 23, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $116.
On April 11, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $125.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on August 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $155.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 07 ’25 when GRISSOM DOUGLAS C bought 10,000 shares for $92.77 per share. The transaction valued at 927,700 led to the insider holds 38,869 shares of the business.
Rankin R Alex bought 2,000 shares of CHDN for $185,300 on May 05 ’25. The Director now owns 99,012 shares after completing the transaction at $92.65 per share. On May 02 ’25, another insider, VARGA PAUL C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $92.97 each. As a result, the insider paid 185,940 and bolstered with 33,260 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHDN now has a Market Capitalization of 6200391680 and an Enterprise Value of 11105240064. As of this moment, Churchill’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.925 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.163.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHDN is 0.82, which has changed by -0.36892444 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHDN has reached a high of $150.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $85.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.89%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 603.25K shares per day over the past 3-months and 567720 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 70.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.17M. Insiders hold about 5.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.53% stake in the company. Shares short for CHDN as of 1759190400 were 2095446 with a Short Ratio of 3.47, compared to 1756425600 on 2042818. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2095446 and a Short% of Float of 3.5999999999999996.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CHDN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.409, compared to 0.41 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0046477276. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.31. . The current Payout Ratio is 7.20% for CHDN, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2024-12-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 6.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Churchill Downs, Inc (CHDN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.99, with high estimates of $1.08 and low estimates of $0.92.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.4 and $5.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.14. EPS for the following year is $7.02, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $7.63 and $6.41.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $671.43M in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $682.81M to a low estimate of $657.2M. As of . The current estimate, Churchill Downs, Inc’s year-ago sales were $628.5MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $656.39M. There is a high estimate of $674.36M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $636.5M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHDN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.87B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.73BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.11B and the low estimate is $2.97B.
