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Golden Entertainment, Inc. (GDEN)

Consumer Cyclical | Resorts & Casinos | Las Vegas, United States | NasdaqGM
28.75 USD +0.57 (2.023%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 28.62 -0.13 (-0.133%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT

GDEN is currently trading near its 52-week high and has shown a slight upward trend in the past 14 days. However, the stock has a high overall risk rating and is currently trading with a negative profit margin. The recent news about the company moving closer to going private and missing revenue estimates may affect investor sentiment. The dividend yield is relatively high, but the payout ratio is above 4, which could be a concern for long-term investors. Overall, GDEN appears to be a high-risk, high-reward stock that may not be suitable for all investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.026182
AutoETS0.026576
AutoTheta0.026581
MSTL0.027029

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.307
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 123.06
Revenue per Share 24.157
Market Cap 758,965,824
Forward P/E 23.76
Beta 1.41
Profit Margins -0.95%
Website https://www.goldenent.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For the June 18 expiration, there is significant open interest in put options at the 30.0 strike, which suggests some bearish sentiment, while call options at the same strike indicate a bullish anchor. For the September 18 expiration, there is a notable increase in put options at the 35.0 strike, which might indicate some caution about the stock's future performance. The overall options activity does not provide a clear consensus on the stock's direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.93% 3.85% 4.57% 2.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-18 0.25 0.926269
2025-12-22 0.25 0.934025
2025-09-25 0.25 1.114144
2025-06-25 0.25 0.875216
2025-03-21 0.25 0.949803
2024-12-20 0.25 0.841325
2024-09-17 0.25 0.808900
2024-06-14 0.25 0.901409
2024-03-15 0.25 0.787145
2023-08-10 2.00 5.576328
2016-06-28 1.71 16.997322
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 3.48
exDividendDate 2026-03-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03548616
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-03-18
dividendDate 2026-04-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13099921
Address1 6,595 S Jones Boulevard
All Time High 59.96
All Time Low 2.5
Ask 28.79
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 242,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 222,974
Average Volume 222,974
Average Volume10Days 242,350
Beta 1.411
Bid 28.69
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 9
Book Value 16.074
City Las Vegas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 28.75
Current Ratio 1.165
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 28.85
Day Low 28.17
Debt To Equity 123.06
Display Name Golden Entertainment
Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 3.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,762,466,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,762,466,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,199,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda 122,053,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19224001
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.962
Enterprise To Revenue 1.915
Enterprise Value 1,215,849,472
Eps Current Year 1.24
Eps Forward 1.21
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.23
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,792,000
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 27.8704
Fifty Day Average Change 0.8796005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.031560384
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.09992
Fifty Two Week High 32.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.9900017
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12186932
Fifty Two Week Low 19.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.46908537
Fifty Two Week Range 19.57 - 32.74
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 915,460,200,000
Float Shares 19,042,277
Forward Eps 1.21
Forward P E 23.76033
Free Cashflow 38,436,248
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 4,900
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.53745
Gross Profits 341,235,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.27324
Held Percent Institutions 0.67138
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/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,792,000
Last Dividend Value 0.25
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 us_market
Market Cap 758,965,824
Market State CLOSED
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 758,965,816
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 28.34
Operating Cashflow 83,062,000
Operating Margins 0.03824
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 4.5455
Peg Ratio 3.17
Phone 702 893 7777
Post Market Change -0.13299942
Post Market Change Percent -0.46260667
Post Market Price 28.617
Post Market Time 1,776,459,340
Previous Close 28.18
Price Eps Current Year 23.185484
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.7886028
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1953894
Profit Margins -0.00952
Quick Ratio 0.774
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.57
Regular Market Change Percent 2.02271
Regular Market Day High 28.85
Regular Market Day Low 28.17
Regular Market Day Range 28.17 - 28.85
Regular Market Open 28.34
Regular Market Previous Close 28.18
Regular Market Price 28.75
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 417,922
Return On Assets 0.01893
Return On Equity -0.0135
Revenue Growth -0.052
Revenue Per Share 24.157
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
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 0.0253
Shares Short 668,255
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 640,591
Short Name Golden Entertainment, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.040900003
Short Ratio 4.86
Source Interval 15
State NV
Symbol GDEN
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 30.0
Target Mean Price 30.0
Target Median Price 30.0
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 0.03548616
Trailing Eps -0.23
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.7676
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.9824009
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07405972
Type Disp Equity
Volume 417,922
Website https://www.goldenent.com
Zip 89,118