Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Brentwood, United States | NYSE
11.72 USD
-0.37
(-3.060%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.60 -0.12 (-0.120%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:46 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT
The fundamental reality here is stark: this is a distressed asset with no income floor. The company is reporting negative earnings, shrinking revenue, and a balance sheet weighed down by nearly $5.5 billion in debt against minimal cash. The stock has been decimated over the last decade, dropping nearly 55% from its peak, and despite a recent technical bounce, the underlying business metrics remain broken. Analysts see a path to recovery with a target price significantly higher than current levels, but the market is pricing in a deep value trap or a potential insolvency event. The options data confirms this fear; while some traders are buying cheap calls hoping for a quick fix, the overwhelming majority of long-dated capital is deployed in deep out-of-the-money puts, betting on a catastrophic decline to the $8–$10 range. With no dividend to cushion the blow and a history of multi-year declines, this is not a buy-and-hold opportunity. It remains a high-risk speculative play on a turnaround that the market currently doubts will happen soon enough to matter. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.081389 |
| AutoETS | 0.088226 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.088314 |
| MSTL | 0.091663 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 1.45 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.061 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2008-10-07 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2008-10-07 |
| Revenue per Share | 12.314 |
| Market Cap | 2,798,938,112 |
| Forward P/E | 68.94 |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| Profit Margins | -4.72% |
| Website | https://www.brookdale.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind higher. In the near term (August/September), there is heavy open interest concentration at the $13 and $14 strikes on both sides, creating a tight range-bound environment. However, looking further out to late 2026 and early 2027, the skew shifts dramatically toward downside protection. There is massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts ($8, $10, $11) compared to calls, suggesting a 'bear put ladder' strategy where traders are betting on a significant drop to the $8–$10 zone. Conversely, call volume is concentrated at very high strikes ($20–$22), indicating speculative bets on a sharp rally to $20+, but the lack of intermediate call support suggests the market doubts a smooth path to those highs.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-08 | 0.25 | 1.428571 |
| 2008-07-02 | 0.25 | 1.314406 |
| 2008-03-27 | 0.25 | 1.018745 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.50 | 1.708817 |
| 2007-09-26 | 0.50 | 1.284357 |
| 2007-06-27 | 0.50 | 1.069061 |
| 2007-03-28 | 0.45 | 1.002227 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.45 | 0.943199 |
| 2006-09-27 | 0.40 | 0.874508 |
| 2006-06-28 | 0.35 | 0.822368 |
| 2006-03-29 | 0.35 | 0.913361 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.25 | 0.833333 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5680934 |
| Address1 | 105 Westwood Place |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 54.25 |
| All Time Low | 1.47 |
| Ask | 11.78 |
| Ask Size | 1,700 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,035,670 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,183,480 |
| Average Volume | 5,183,480 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,035,670 |
| Beta | 0.609 |
| Bid | 11.77 |
| Bid Size | 2,900 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | -0.121 |
| City | Brentwood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.72 |
| Current Ratio | 1.143 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 12.21 |
| Day Low | 11.695 |
| Display Name | Brookdale Senior Living |
| Dividend Date | 1,224,201,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,453,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,453,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 464,884,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15854 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 16.995 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.694 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,900,545,024 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.03 |
| Eps Forward | 0.17 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,223,424,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.1518 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.4318 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1718368 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 56.80934 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.09 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.31421882 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.4300003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6076818 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.29 - 17.09 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,132,669,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 235,547,965 |
| Forward Eps | 0.17 |
| Forward P E | 68.94118 |
| Free Cashflow | 22,961,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 22,440 |
| Fullday Change | -0.37 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.06038 |
| Fullday Price | 11.6 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.28259 |
| Gross Profits | 828,638,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01959 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.1879799 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 238,817,252 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,223,424,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. owns, manages, and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates in three segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The Independent Living segment owns or leases communities comprising independent and assisted living units in a single community that are primarily designed for middle to upper income seniors. The Assisted Living and Memory Care segment owns or leases communities consisting of freestanding, multi-story communities and freestanding single-story communities, which offer housing and 24-hour assistance with activities of daily living for the Company's residents. This segment operates memory care communities for residents with Alzheimer's and other dementias. The CCRCs segment owns or leases communities that provides various living arrangements, such as independent and assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing; and services to accommodate various levels of physical ability and healthcare needs. It manages communities on behalf of others. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. |
| Long Name | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,798,938,112 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_23500974 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -138,312,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,887,300,576 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 12.15 |
| Operating Cashflow | 223,866,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06806 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.28 |
| Phone | 615 221 2250 |
| Post Market Change | -0.119999886 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.0238898 |
| Post Market Price | 11.6 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,776 |
| Previous Close | 12.09 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 390.6667 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -96.859505 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9545174 |
| Profit Margins | -0.04717 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.855 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.37 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.06038 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.695 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.695 - 12.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.15 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,449,506 |
| Return On Assets | 0.015420001 |
| Return On Equity | -3.49582 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.089 |
| Revenue Per Share | 12.314 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 238,817,252 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1667 |
| Shares Short | 39,814,292 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 37,503,820 |
| Short Name | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.16790001 |
| Short Ratio | 7.24 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | BKD |
| Target High Price | 23.0 |
| Target Low Price | 17.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 19.25 |
| Target Median Price | 18.25 |
| Total Cash | 390,292,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.634 |
| Total Debt | 5,490,885,120 |
| Total Revenue | 2,932,306,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.57 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.28235 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.5623493 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.117625974 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,449,506 |
| Website | https://www.brookdale.com |
| Zip | 37,027 |