{"id":2185705,"date":"2025-12-03T18:39:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2185705"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:39:50","slug":"is-there-now-an-opportunity-in-penn-entertainment-after-steep-5-year-share-price-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/is-there-now-an-opportunity-in-penn-entertainment-after-steep-5-year-share-price-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There Now an Opportunity in PENN Entertainment After Steep 5 Year Share Price Decline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"bodyItems-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"yf-1woyvo2\">\n<li class=\"yf-1woyvo2\">\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Wondering if PENN Entertainment\u2019s beaten down share price is a hidden bargain or a value trap? This article will walk through the numbers with you, step by step.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1woyvo2\">\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Despite some big swings over the last few years, PENN now trades around $14.69, with returns of -0.3% over 7 days, -11.6% over 30 days, -23.6% year to date, and a steep -33.0% over the last year that has clearly shifted market sentiment.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1woyvo2\">\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Those declines sit on top of an even tougher long term picture, with shares down -55.9% over 3 years and -80.3% over 5 years, reflecting investors repeatedly reassessing the risks and rewards around the business model. At the same time, the company has stayed in the headlines with moves across online betting, partnerships, and strategic shifts in its interactive segment. All of these developments shape how the market is thinking about its future cash flows and competitive position.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"yf-1woyvo2\">\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Interestingly, Simply Wall St\u2019s valuation framework gives PENN a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/PENN\" data-ylk=\"slk:5\/6 value score;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">5\/6 value score<\/a>, suggesting the stock screens as undervalued on most checks. This makes it worth digging into how different valuation approaches stack up here and, more importantly, how a deeper narrative driven lens at the end of this article might give an even clearer view of what the shares are really worth.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywall.st\/company\/id\/409786a4-66fc-4b43-bbee-a928b1a21b87?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=cta_industry_underperformer&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Find out why PENN Entertainment's -33.0% return over the last year is lagging behind its peers.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Find out why PENN Entertainment&#8217;s -33.0% return over the last year is lagging behind its peers.<\/a><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Discounted Cash Flow model takes PENN Entertainment\u2019s expected future cash flows and discounts them back to today, aiming to estimate what the entire business is worth in $ right now based on those projections.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->On a trailing basis, PENN\u2019s last twelve months Free Cash Flow sits slightly negative at about $11.9 Million, highlighting recent cash pressure. However, analysts and model estimates foresee a sharp turnaround, with Free Cash Flow projected to reach roughly $224.2 Million by 2026 and $383 Million by 2027, then rise steadily toward about $1.19 Billion in 2035 as the business scales.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->When all these future cash flows are discounted back using a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach, the model arrives at an intrinsic value of about $58.62 per share. Compared with the current share price around $14.69, this suggests the stock may be trading at a discount of roughly 74.9% to the model\u2019s estimate of intrinsic value.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Result: UNDERVALUED<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests PENN Entertainment is undervalued by 74.9%. Track this in your <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simplywall.st\/features\/stock-watchlist?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=cta_dcf_undervalued&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;blueprint=4256633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:watchlist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">watchlist<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simplywall.st\/portfolio\/demo?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=cta_dcf_undervalued&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;blueprint=4256633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:portfolio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">portfolio<\/a>, or discover <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simplywall.st\/discover\/investing-ideas\/168\/undervalued-stocks-based-on-cash-flows?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=cta_dcf_undervalued&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;blueprint=4256633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:929 more undervalued stocks based on cash flows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">929 more undervalued stocks based on cash flows<\/a>.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"secondary-btn fin-size-large readmore-button    rounded   yf-7w7t7o\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:Story%20Continues\" aria-label=\"Story Continues\" title=\"Story Continues\"> <span>Story Continues<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\" style=\"display: none\" data-testid=\"read-more\">\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-8xybrv\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-1gfnohs loader\" style=\"--max-height: 428px;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-1gfnohs\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 428; --img-max-width: 960px;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywall.st\/\/company\/id\/409786a4-66fc-4b43-bbee-a928b1a21b87\/valuation?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=infographic&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-8xybrv\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->PENN Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywall.st\/company\/id\/409786a4-66fc-4b43-bbee-a928b1a21b87\/valuation?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=dcf_explainer_cta&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for PENN Entertainment.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for PENN Entertainment.<\/a><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->For companies where accounting earnings can be volatile or negative, the price to sales ratio is often a cleaner way to value the business, because revenue tends to be more stable and less affected by one off items. Investors usually accept higher sales multiples for companies with stronger growth prospects and lower perceived risk, while slower growing or riskier names typically trade on discounted ratios.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->PENN Entertainment currently trades at about 0.29x sales, which is dramatically below both the Hospitality industry average of roughly 1.65x and the peer group average of around 1.81x. Simply Wall St\u2019s Fair Ratio framework, which estimates what a stock\u2019s multiple should be after adjusting for its specific growth outlook, profitability, risk profile, industry, and market cap, suggests a fair price to sales ratio of about 1.02x for PENN.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->This Fair Ratio offers a more tailored benchmark than simple peer or industry comparisons, because it incorporates PENN\u2019s own fundamentals rather than assuming it should look like the average company. With the current 0.29x multiple sitting well below the 1.02x Fair Ratio, the shares appear meaningfully undervalued on a sales based lens.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Result: UNDERVALUED<\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-8xybrv\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-1gfnohs loader\" style=\"--max-height: 380px;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-1gfnohs\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 380; --img-max-width: 960px;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywall.st\/\/company\/id\/409786a4-66fc-4b43-bbee-a928b1a21b87\/valuation?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=infographic&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"NasdaqGS:PENN PS Ratio as at Dec 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"380\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1gfnohs loader\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-8xybrv\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->NasdaqGS:PENN PS Ratio as at Dec 2025<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->PS ratios tell one story, but what if the real opportunity lies elsewhere? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simplywall.st\/discover\/investing-ideas\/10228\/fast-growing-stocks-with-high-insider-ownership\/global?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=cta_preferred_multiple_contextual&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;blueprint=4256633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover 1441 companies where insiders are betting big on explosive growth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Discover 1441 companies where insiders are betting big on explosive growth<\/a>.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple way to attach your own story about PENN Entertainment to the numbers by linking your assumptions for future revenue, earnings and margins to a financial forecast, and then to a fair value that you can easily compare to today\u2019s share price.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->On Simply Wall St\u2019s Community page, millions of investors use Narratives as an accessible tool to spell out why they think PENN\u2019s digital expansion, ESPN integration and omni channel strategy will drive mid single digit revenue growth and margins toward roughly 6%. Others focus on structural headwinds, regulatory risks and digital losses to justify far lower growth and profitability. Because each Narrative is tied directly to an automatically updated model, your fair value will refresh whenever new information like earnings or major news lands, helping you quickly see whether your story still supports buying, holding or selling at the current price.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Do you think there&#8217;s more to the story for PENN Entertainment? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simplywall.st\/community\/narratives?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=cta_create_narrative_community&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;blueprint=4256633\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Head over to our Community to see what others are saying!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Head over to our Community to see what others are saying!<\/a><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-8xybrv\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-1gfnohs loader\" style=\"--max-height: 341px;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-1gfnohs\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 341; --img-max-width: 960px;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplywall.st\/company\/id\/409786a4-66fc-4b43-bbee-a928b1a21b87?utm_medium=finance_user&amp;utm_campaign=infographic&amp;utm_source=yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"NasdaqGS:PENN Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"341\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1gfnohs loader\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-8xybrv\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->NasdaqGS:PENN Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em> This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. <strong>We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice.<\/strong> It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Companies discussed in this article include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/PENN\" data-ylk=\"slk:PENN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PENN<\/a>.<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong>Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/feedback.simplywall.st\/article\/NDI1NjYzMzo4OTRhNzM3MTI1MzIwNDAy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get in touch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Get in touch<\/a> with us directly.<\/strong><em> Alternatively, email <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/mailto:editorial-team@simplywallst.com?subject=Re%3A%20Your%20article%20on%20NasdaqGS%3APENN%20(yahoo)%20from%203rd%20December%202025\" data-ylk=\"slk:editorial-team@simplywallst.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">editorial-team@simplywallst.com<\/a><\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source finance.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wondering if PENN Entertainment\u2019s beaten down share price is a hidden bargain or a value trap? This article will walk through the numbers with you, step by step. Despite some big swings over the last few years, PENN now trades around $14.69, with returns of -0.3% over 7 days, -11.6% over 30 days, -23.6% year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1955698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[358006,350770,358001,358437,176147,353268],"class_list":["post-2185705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dcf","tag-free-cash-flow","tag-future-cash-flows","tag-intrinsic-value","tag-penn-entertainment","tag-share-price"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Golden-Entertainment-NASDAQGDEN-Has-Announced-A-Dividend-Of-025.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2185705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2185706,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2185705\/revisions\/2185706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2185705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2185705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2185705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}