888 (888) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

888 Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides online betting and gaming products and solutions in the United Kingdom, Ireland Italy, Spain, and internationally. The company operates through Retail, UK Online, and International segments. It engages in the operation of gaming machines; and sports betting, casino, poker, and other gaming products, as well as offers telephone betting services. The company owns and operates its business through William Hill, 888casino, 888poker, 888sport, Mr Green, William Hill Vegas, SI Casino, and SI Sportsbook brands. 888 Holdings plc was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 81.20 to 88
• 50-Day Range: 85.40 to 85.40
• 52-Week Range: 67.25 to 133.90
• Volume: 733,225 shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £383.53 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 12.88%
• Price Target: GBX 107.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

888 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

888 scored higher than 57% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

888 has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

888 has received no research coverage 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 888 is -656.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of 888 is -656.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

888 has a PEG Ratio of 0.48. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

888 has a P/B Ratio of 4.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 888.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

888 is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.12%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

888 does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for 888.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.07

News Sentiment

888 has a news sentiment score of 0.07. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for 888 this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, 888 insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.64% of the stock of 888 is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.70% of the stock of 888 is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

888 Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have 888 shares performed this year?

888's stock was trading at GBX 95.55 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, 888 stock has decreased by 10.6% and is now trading at GBX 85.40.
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How do I buy shares of 888?

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What other stocks do shareholders of 888 own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that 888 investors own include Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Intel (INTC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Tesla (TSLA) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Gambling
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:888
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: corporate.888.com
• Phone: +350-200-49800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,634
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 107.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 130
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 85
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.03
• P/E Growth: 0.48
• Net Income: £-56,400,000.00
• Net Margins: -3.30%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -47.18%
• Return on Assets: 1.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2,188.61
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.22
• Cash Flow: GBX 65.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.31
• Book Value: GBX 18 per share
• Price / Book: 4.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 449,100,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £383.53 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.96