Pollard Banknote (PBL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pollard Banknote Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells a range of lottery and charitable gaming products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Lotteries, Charitable Gaming, eGaming systems, and Retail. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes instant tickets, as well as offers related services. It offers a range of bingo-related products, such as bingo paper, pull-tab tickets, pull-tab ticket vending machines, and gaming machines. In addition, the company provides licensed games, such as prize giveaway, promotional opportunities, digital marketing, POS support, and second chance draw management, as well as distinctive products, business processes, and merchandising solutions to enhance lottery operations and optimize retail sales. The company was formerly known as 7510101 Canada Limited. Pollard Banknote Limited was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. Pollard Banknote Limited is a subsidiary of Pollard Equities Limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$25.25 to C$25.42
• 50-Day Range: C$23.24 to C$27.74
• 52-Week Range: C$17.95 to C$37.75
• Volume: 2,723 shs
• Average Volume: 13,120 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$687.32 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.27
• Dividend Yield: 0.79%
• Price Target: C$38.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pollard Banknote Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pollard Banknote scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Pollard Banknote has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pollard Banknote has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pollard Banknote is 18.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pollard Banknote is 18.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 359.01.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pollard Banknote has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PBL.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pollard Banknote has a dividend yield of 0.73%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pollard Banknote does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pollard Banknote is 14.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PBL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Pollard Banknote has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.35 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Pollard Banknote this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pollard Banknote insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$110,510.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

64.02% of the stock of Pollard Banknote is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.07% of the stock of Pollard Banknote is held by institutions.

PBL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PBL shares performed this year?

Pollard Banknote's stock was trading at C$32.03 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PBL shares have decreased by 20.7% and is now trading at C$25.40.
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How do I buy shares of Pollard Banknote?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Pollard Banknote own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pollard Banknote investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Visa (V), Cargojet (CJT), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Air Canada (AC) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Gambling
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:PBL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.pollardbanknote.com
• Phone: +1-204-4742323
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,285
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$38.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.54
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$37.85 million
• Net Margins: 7.17%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.34%
• Return on Assets: 1.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 45.40
• Current Ratio: 1.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$528.20 million
• Price / Sales: 1.30
• Cash Flow: C$0.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 263.19
• Book Value: C$11.43 per share
• Price / Book: 2.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,060,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$687.32 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.63