Penn Natl Gaming Inc: (NASD: PENN)

$56.89

-0.77 (-1.34%)

Volume 523,819

May 22 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		56.40 - 57.87
	
		52wk Low - High
		37.00 - 59.93
	
		Previous Close
		57.66
	
		Avg. Volume
		486,819
	
		Industry
		GAMING
	
		Market Cap
		4.48 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.42
	
		PE (Forward)
		23.06
	
		Current Year Est.
		2.50
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		6.15%
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        Buy
                                                                        18.71%
                                                                    
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            23.06
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            3.28
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            2.50
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.65
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.69
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            6.15%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-23-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            2.15
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            7.04%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Penn National Gaming, Inc. are a diversified gaming and pari-mutuel wagering company.  Their business strategy is focused on exploiting the higher margins and more stable cash flows associated with gaming operations compared to pari-mutuel operations.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.65	0.64	2.50	2.67
Number of Estimates	6	6	6	6
Low Estimate	0.63	0.62	2.42	2.53
High Estimate	0.69	0.69	2.58	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.64	0.56	2.21	2.50
EPS Growth	2.08%	14.88%	13.12%	6.67%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
PENN NATL GAMNG	PENN	57.66
MONARCH CASINO	MCRI	15.32
MULTIMEDIA GAME	MGAM	25.50
BALLY TECH INC	BYI	55.51
BOYD GAMING CP	BYD	13.28
INTL GAME TECH	IGT	18.54
LAS VEGAS SANDS	LVS	59.48
MELCO CROWN ENT	MPEL	24.62
MGM RESORTS INT	MGM	15.54
UBISOFT ENTERTN	UBSFY	2.50

Sector:Consumer Discretionary>> Industry:GAMING

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Zacks Commentary

Penn Gaming in Expansion Mode

Apr 09, 2013

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Advisory Board Co., Agnico-Eagle Mines, Penn National Gaming and Bob Evans Farms

Apr 04, 2013

Boyd to Buy High-Margin Peninsula

May 23, 2012

Report for PENN

May 06, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	2.15
Sales	2,899
Net Income	199
Price/Earnings	26.82
Price/Book	1.93
Price/Cash Flow	9.18
Price/Sales	1.51

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News

BRIEF: Berks ledger: Penn National Gaming, Teleflex - Mcclatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted

May 20, 2013

Potential Penn National Gaming (PENN) Trade Has 8.15% Downside Protection - Freshbrewedmedia

May 20, 2013

Penn National Gaming Files Proposal for $700 Million Hollywood Casino Resort at Rosecroft Raceway - Close-Up Media

May 15, 2013

Penn National Gaming to Participate at Wells Fargo and Barclays Conferences on May 20 and May 22 - Businesswire

May 14, 2013

Potential Penn National Gaming (PENN) Trade Targets 6.30% Return - Freshbrewedmedia

May 14, 2013

Penn National Gaming seeks approval for Hollywood Casino Resort project - M2

May 13, 2013

3 bids entered for Prince George's casino site - Mcclatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted

May 11, 2013

Penn National Gaming Submits Proposal for $700 Million Hollywood Casino Resort at Rosecroft Raceway - Businesswire

May 10, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.81
ABR (Last Week)	1.81
# of recs in ABR	16
Average Target Price	61.25
Industry Rank by ABR	40 out of 265
Rank in Industry	12 out of 29

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