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Brightstar Lottery PLC (BRSL)

Consumer Cyclical | Gambling | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
12.80 USD +0.16 (1.266%) ⇧ (April 23, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:☆☆☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. EDT

Brightstar Lottery presents a high-yield trap with deteriorating fundamentals. While the 7% dividend yield is attractive on paper, the company is burning cash (negative operating flow) and shrinking earnings (-70% growth). The massive put positioning at $12 suggests smart money is bracing for further downside, while the weak technical trend against all Moving Averages confirms near-term weakness. Avoid until a clear price stabilization above key averages occurs.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.057016
AutoETS0.064485
AutoARIMA0.064730
MSTL0.065517

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 6.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.322
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 270.377
Revenue per Share 12.746
Market Cap 2,361,966,336
Forward P/E 11.90
Beta 1.08
Profit Margins 5.85%
Previous Name International Game Technology PLC
Website https://www.brightstarlottery.com

As of April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are building a massive vertical support wall just below current price levels. The near-term (April/May) shows extreme OI concentration at the $12 strike for puts (over 500 contracts) and near-ATM calls, indicating a defensive stance or a 'buy the dip' setup at $12. However, the severe skew toward out-of-the-money puts (OTM > 90% of volume) suggests fear that catalysts will push the stock lower, despite some speculative $22 calls being placed in the June window. Notably, July 2026 calls show high volume at the $15 strike, hinting at a targeted technical resistance-to-beaten scenario around $15.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.80% 27.55% 12.37% 8.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-10 0.2300 1.802508
2025-11-18 0.2200 1.421425
2025-08-12 0.2000 1.369105
2025-07-14 3.0000 21.281242
2025-05-29 0.2000 1.674877
2025-03-11 0.2000 1.492344
2024-11-26 0.2000 1.335885
2024-08-13 0.2000 1.207312
2024-05-30 0.2000 1.332837
2024-03-25 0.2000 1.228755
2023-11-28 0.2000 1.007750
2023-08-14 0.2000 0.840990
2023-05-24 0.2000 1.101630
2023-03-13 0.2000 1.182160
2022-11-25 0.2000 1.154192
2022-08-15 0.2000 1.266868
2022-05-23 0.2000 1.358084
2022-03-14 0.2000 1.342759
2021-11-22 0.2000 1.012038
2020-03-16 0.2000 5.373460
2019-11-27 0.2000 2.013153
2019-08-14 0.2000 2.555704
2019-05-31 0.2000 2.349881
2019-03-20 0.2000 2.369906
2018-11-13 0.2000 2.074626
2018-08-13 0.2000 1.552522
2018-06-04 0.2000 1.302074
2018-03-21 0.2000 1.127847
2017-11-27 0.2000 1.172280
2017-08-09 0.2000 1.661174
2017-06-06 0.2000 1.826169
2017-03-21 0.2000 1.420307
2016-12-01 0.2000 1.383115
2016-08-08 0.2000 1.591857
2016-06-07 0.2000 1.762664
2016-03-29 0.2000 1.976961
2015-11-24 0.2000 2.273808
2015-08-24 0.2000 2.214784
2015-03-04 0.1100 1.106867
2014-12-16 0.1100 1.186337
2014-09-16 0.1100 1.188489
2014-06-25 0.1100 1.283366
2014-03-20 0.1100 1.377857
2013-12-18 0.1100 1.183385
2013-09-17 0.1000 0.901647
2013-06-18 0.0900 0.992338
2013-03-19 0.0800 0.895025
2012-12-17 0.0700 0.930345
2012-09-18 0.0600 0.894793
2012-06-19 0.0600 0.771185
2012-03-20 0.0600 0.703409
2011-12-20 0.0600 0.733036
2011-09-20 0.0600 0.777999
2011-06-16 0.0600 0.720663
2011-03-17 0.0600 0.756268
2010-12-23 0.0600 0.677499
2010-09-02 0.0600 0.772300
2010-06-18 0.0600 0.649461
2010-03-12 0.0600 0.703314
2009-12-24 0.0600 0.629196
2009-09-03 0.0600 0.584858
2009-06-12 0.0600 0.740642
2009-03-20 0.0600 1.328578
2008-12-31 0.1450 2.478105
2008-09-09 0.1450 1.479873
2008-06-09 0.1400 0.871171
2008-03-17 0.1400 0.662113
2007-12-20 0.1400 0.657656
2007-10-04 0.1400 0.669099
2007-07-05 0.1300 0.679954
2007-03-15 0.1300 0.701189
2006-12-15 0.1300 0.610890
2006-10-04 0.1300 0.659193
2006-06-23 0.1250 0.747717
2006-03-17 0.1250 0.763223
2005-12-20 0.1250 0.898817
2005-10-06 0.1250 0.995846
2005-07-05 0.1200 0.911820
2005-03-11 0.1200 0.915069
2004-12-17 0.1200 0.781150
2004-10-07 0.1200 0.816305
2004-06-25 0.1000 0.593476
2004-03-12 0.1000 0.545027
2003-12-12 0.1000 0.635939
2003-09-26 0.1000 0.775338
2003-07-10 0.0750 0.628460
1999-01-28 0.0075 0.328134
1998-10-29 0.0075 0.306081
1998-07-30 0.0075 0.272985
1998-04-29 0.0075 0.240844
1998-01-29 0.0075 0.267497
1997-10-30 0.0075 0.278933
1997-07-30 0.0075 0.405256
1997-04-29 0.0075 0.421853
1997-01-30 0.0075 0.386419
1996-10-30 0.0075 0.320660
1996-07-30 0.0075 0.387630
1996-04-29 0.0075 0.468638
1996-01-30 0.0075 0.585761
1995-10-30 0.0075 0.587244
1995-07-28 0.0075 0.484519
1995-04-25 0.0075 0.527530
1995-01-26 0.0075 0.504531
1994-10-26 0.0075 0.385406
1994-07-26 0.0075 0.353847
1994-04-26 0.0075 0.268370
1994-01-26 0.0075 0.235538
1993-10-26 0.0075 0.191721
1993-07-27 0.0075 0.200189
1993-04-26 0.0075 0.239225
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.92
dividendYield 7.19
exDividendDate 2026-03-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06487341
lastDividendValue 0.23
lastDividendDate 2026-03-10
dividendDate 2026-03-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.21808183
Address1 2 and 3 Eldon Street
Address2 Fifth Floor
All Time High 49.41
All Time Low 0.28125
Ask 14.41
Ask Size 700
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,347,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,414,403
Average Volume 1,414,403
Average Volume10Days 1,347,620
Beta 1.08
Bid 10.65
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 6
Book Value 4.683
City London
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.8
Current Ratio 0.76
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 12.8
Day Low 12.53
Debt To Equity 270.377
Display Name Brightstar Lottery
Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Dividend Rate 0.92
Dividend Yield 7.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,587,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,587,200
Earnings Growth -0.706
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.72
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,589,000
Ebitda 882,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.35125
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.723
Enterprise To Revenue 2.362
Enterprise Value 5,929,966,080
Eps Current Year 0.92538
Eps Forward 1.07565
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.0264
Fifty Day Average Change -0.22639942
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.017380046
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -21.808184
Fifty Two Week High 18.57
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.7699995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31071618
Fifty Two Week Low 12.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.77999973
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.06489182
Fifty Two Week Range 12.02 - 18.57
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 638,461,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.51
Float Shares 95,740,823
Forward Eps 1.07565
Forward P E 11.899782
Free Cashflow 5,592,249,856
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,746
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.50458
Gross Profits 1,267,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.48116
Held Percent Institutions 0.45946997
Implied Shares Outstanding 184,528,609
Industry Gambling
Industry Disp Gambling
Industry Key gambling
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Last Dividend Value 0.23
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,057,190,400
Last Split Factor 4:1
Long Business Summary Brightstar Lottery PLC provides lottery solutions in the United States, Italy, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company designs, sells, operates, and leases a suite of point-of-sale machines that reconciles lottery funds between the retailer and the lottery authority; operates and provides lottery transaction processing systems; produces instant ticket games; and offers printing services, such as instant ticket marketing plans and graphic design, programming, packaging, shipping, and delivery services, as well as lottery management services; instant lottery systems; and iLottery, a platform that provides access to eInstant and draw games. It also processes commercial transactions, such as prepaid cellular telephone recharges, bill payments, e-vouchers and retail-based programs, electronic tax payments, prepaid card recharges, stamp duty, and money transfer services; sells additional machines and central computers to expand existing systems or replace existing equipment; and licenses related software. In addition, the company provides marketing services, such as retail optimization and lottery brand awareness campaigns; telephone support, software and hardware maintenance, software development, and other professional services; and ancillary maintenance and support services for systems, equipment, and software. The company was formerly known as International Game Technology PLC and changed its name to Brightstar Lottery PLC in July 2025. Brightstar Lottery PLC was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Long Name Brightstar Lottery PLC
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,361,966,336
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_2524405
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-22
Net Income To Common -1,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,361,966,195
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 12.57
Operating Cashflow -99,000,000
Operating Margins 0.26198
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 8.8889
Phone 44 203 8661240
Prev Name International Game Technology PLC
Previous Close 12.64
Price Eps Current Year 13.832156
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.7332907
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.94064766
Profit Margins 0.05854
Quick Ratio 0.675
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.16
Regular Market Change Percent 1.26582
Regular Market Day High 12.8
Regular Market Day Low 12.53
Regular Market Day Range 12.53 - 12.8
Regular Market Open 12.57
Regular Market Previous Close 12.64
Regular Market Price 12.8
Regular Market Time 1,776,974,402
Regular Market Volume 1,068,496
Return On Assets 0.04251
Return On Equity 0.07395
Revenue Growth 0.026
Revenue Per Share 12.746
Sand P52 Week Change 0.28653932
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 184,528,609
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.024600001
Shares Short 4,543,112
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,092,356
Short Name Brightstar Lottery PLC Trading
Short Percent Of Float 0.0251
Short Ratio 3.73
Source Interval 15
Symbol BRSL
Target High Price 22.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 17.88
Target Median Price 17.0
Total Cash 1,446,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.836
Total Debt 4,298,999,808
Total Revenue 2,511,000,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06487341
Trailing Eps -0.01
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.12925
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.3292494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1539567
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,068,496
Website https://www.brightstarlottery.com
Zip EC2M 7LS