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The price of Churchill Downs, Inc (NASDAQ: CHDN) closed at $108.24 in the last session, down -2.94% from day before closing price of $111.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. CHDN stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $106.59.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CHDN’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on November 18, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $115.
On June 23, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $116.
On April 11, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $125.Barclays initiated its Overweight rating on April 11, 2025, with a $125 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 7590256128 and an Enterprise Value of 12621239296. As of this moment, Churchill’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.376 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.44.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CHDN is 0.67, which has changed by -0.15569425 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19362879 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHDN has reached a high of $131.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $85.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.08%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CHDN traded on average about 740.44K shares per day over the past 3-months and 672210 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 69.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.57M. Insiders hold about 5.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.58% stake in the company. Shares short for CHDN as of 1765756800 were 2703941 with a Short Ratio of 3.65, compared to 1763078400 on 2162342. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2703941 and a Short% of Float of 4.68.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CHDN is 0.44, which was 0.409 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0036675038. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.32. The current Payout Ratio is 7.20% for CHDN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-05-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 7.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Churchill Downs, Inc (CHDN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.89, with high estimates of $1.09 and low estimates of $0.38.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.39 and $5.64 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.02. EPS for the following year is $6.66, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.5 and $4.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $656.29M. It ranges from a high estimate of $666.3M to a low estimate of $648.5M. As of. The current estimate, Churchill Downs, Inc’s year-ago sales were $624.2MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $660.33M. There is a high estimate of $670.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $642.6M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHDN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.92B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.73BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.06B and the low estimate is $2.96B.
