Golden Entertainment Inc (GDEN)Consumer Cyclical | Resorts & Casinos | Las Vegas, United States |
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 10:39 a.m. UTC
The investment case for Golden Entertainment has collapsed due to a definitive strategic shift rather than gradual operational decay. The company is executing a complete divestiture of its core casino assets to VICI Properties, a transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion, which will result in the delisting of the stock by April 2026. This structural change renders traditional valuation metrics like P/E ratios and revenue growth irrelevant, as the business model is being liquidated. While the upcoming special dividend of $2.75 per share offers immediate capital return, the remaining entity post-merger lacks the scale and asset base to sustain independent operations or generate meaningful long-term growth. Consequently, the stock is effectively trading as a speculative vehicle for a one-time payout rather than a viable equity investment, making it unsuitable for both short-term momentum plays and long-term holding strategies. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-05-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 123.06 |
| Revenue per Share | 24.157 |
| Market Cap | 753,686,080 |
| Forward P/E | 23.60 |
| Beta | 1.41 |
| Profit Margins | -0.95% |
| Website | https://www.goldenent.com |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 2.75 | 9.632224 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.04502201 |
| Address1 | 6,595 S Jones Boulevard |
| All Time High | 59.96 |
| All Time Low | 2.5 |
| Ask | 36.71 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 714,356 |
| Average Volume | 262,928 |
| Average Volume10Days | 714,356 |
| Beta | 1.411 |
| Bid | 20.43 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 16.074 |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 28.55 |
| Current Ratio | 1.165 |
| Date Short Interest | 1,776,211,200 |
| Day High | 28.55 |
| Day Low | 28.55 |
| Debt To Equity | 123.06 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.035 |
| Ebitda | 122,053,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.19224001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.919 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.907 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,210,609,664 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,777,507,200 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Timezone Name | UTC |
| Fifty Day Average | 27.8314 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Epoch Utc | 1,777,555,800 |
| Float Shares | 19,042,277 |
| Forward Eps | 1.21 |
| Forward P E | 23.59504 |
| Free Cashflow | 38,436,248 |
| Full Time Employees | 4,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,777,593,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53745 |
| Gross Profits | 341,235,008 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.27324 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.62944 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,398,811 |
| Industry | Resorts & Casinos |
| Industry Disp | Resorts & Casinos |
| Industry Key | resorts-casinos |
| Ir Website | http://www.lakesentertainment.com/investors/corporate_profile/ |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,777,593,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 2.75 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,410,307,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Golden Entertainment, Inc. operates a diversified entertainment platform of gaming and hospitality assets. The Company operates eight casinos and 73 gaming taverns in Nevada, featuring approximately 5,500 slots, 80 table games and 6,000 hotel rooms. |
| Long Name | Golden Entertainment Inc |
| Market Cap | 753,686,080 |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_396353 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -6,043,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 753,686,054 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 28.6 |
| Operating Cashflow | 83,062,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03824 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 4.5455 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.17 |
| Phone | 702 893 7777 |
| Previous Close | 28.55 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7761602 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1870736 |
| Profit Margins | -0.00952 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.774 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 28.55 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.55 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.6 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 28.55 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,857,433 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01893 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0135 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.052 |
| Revenue Per Share | 24.157 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,398,811 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.025 |
| Shares Short | 658,676 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,773,360,000 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 653,244 |
| Short Name | Golden Entertainment, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0403 |
| Short Ratio | 3.99 |
| State | NV |
| Symbol | GDEN |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 30.0 |
| Target Median Price | 30.0 |
| Time Zone Full Name | America/New_York |
| Time Zone Short Name | EDT |
| Total Cash | 55,328,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.112 |
| Total Debt | 517,953,984 |
| Total Revenue | 634,910,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.03502627 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.23 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 26.577375 |
| Underlying Symbol | GDEN |
| Uuid | 9c1a073f-eda9-3c26-bf83-cb1cb9ad0637 |
| Volume | 3,857,433 |
| Website | https://www.goldenent.com |
| Zip | 89,118 |