Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (INSE)Consumer Cyclical | Gambling | New York, United States | NasdaqCM
3.27 USD
-0.12
(-3.540%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 1:02 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:30 a.m. EDT
Inspired Entertainment presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where aggressive speculation meets deteriorating reality. The short-term outlook remains cautiously bearish (2 stars) because the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecast models predict a slight downside drift over the next month. While the options market is screaming 'bullish' with massive call positioning at $10 and $12.50 strikes, this appears to be a speculative gamble rather than a conviction based on the underlying business health. The long-term investment case is weak (1.5 stars). Although the forward P/E looks attractive at 6.4x, the company is fundamentally broken: it is generating negative earnings per share (-$0.34 trailing), has negative book value, and is actively shrinking its top line with a -24.3% revenue decline. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this structural decline, with the stock down nearly 17% over the last nine years and missing two consecutive annual targets. The market has correctly priced out the business quality here. There is no dividend component to this story (0 stars), offering no cushion against the capital destruction. The disconnect between the speculative options flow and the grim fundamentals suggests traders are hoping for a turnaround or a takeover, but the data indicates a company in freefall. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.221906 |
| MSTL | 0.228777 |
| AutoETS | 0.229370 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.234178 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 22.94 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.010 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Revenue per Share | 9.672 |
| Market Cap | 86,191,872 |
| Forward P/E | 6.61 |
| Beta | 1.23 |
| Profit Margins | -3.34% |
| Website | https://inseinc.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., $10.00 and $12.50 for October expiration, and $5.00/$12.50 for January). This aggressive upside positioning contrasts sharply with the negligible put activity, suggesting a strong speculative bet on a recovery despite the company's deteriorating fundamentals.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.5637066 |
| Address1 | 250 West 57th Street |
| Address2 | Suite 415 |
| All Time High | 16.44 |
| All Time Low | 1.87 |
| Ask | 3.5 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 328,030 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 251,487 |
| Average Volume | 251,487 |
| Average Volume10Days | 328,030 |
| Beta | 1.23 |
| Bid | 2.83 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | -0.592 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.27 |
| Current Ratio | 2.269 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 3.47 |
| Day Low | 3.27 |
| Display Name | Inspired Entertainment |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,961,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,961,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 88,200,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31343 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.655 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.459 |
| Enterprise Value | 410,554,880 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.21818 |
| Eps Forward | 0.495 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.32 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.0292 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.7592001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.3497972 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -56.37066 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 9.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.68 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6713568 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.06999993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.02187498 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.2 - 9.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,418,740,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 24,571,538 |
| Forward Eps | 0.495 |
| Forward P E | 6.6060605 |
| Free Cashflow | 19,837,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 920 |
| Fullday Change | -0.120000124 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.5398266 |
| Fullday Price | 3.27 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.76262003 |
| Gross Profits | 214,600,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.07891 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.84183997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,358,372 |
| Industry | Gambling |
| Industry Disp | Gambling |
| Industry Key | gambling |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a gaming technology company, supplies content, platform, and other products and services to online and land-based regulated lottery, betting, and gaming operators in the United Kingdom, Greece, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive, and Leisure. The Gaming segment supplies gaming terminals and software to licensed betting offices, casinos, gaming halls, and adult gaming centers; a portfolio of games through its digital terminals under the Gold Cash Free Spins, Golden Winner, Cops n Robbers Big Money, Big Piggy Bank, and Wolf it Up; and a range of traditional casino games, such as roulette, blackjack, and number games. This segment also offers Velos, Vantage Slant, Astra's Community Party, Valiant, Vantage Cat C, Vantage, Valor, Prismatic B3, Prismatic Cat C, Ipub3, Sabre Hydra, Eclipse, and Flex gaming cabinets. Its Virtual Sports segment designs, develops, markets, and distributes games, including greyhound racing, tennis, motor racing, cycling, cricket, speedway, golf, and darts games under the V-Play Soccer, V-Play Women's Soccer, V-Play Football, V-Play Basketball, and V-Play Baseball brands. The Interactive segment provides a range of random number generated casino content from feature-rich bonus games to European-style casino free spins and table games. Its Leisure segment supplies gaming terminals and amusement machines in pubs, bingo halls, and adult gaming centers. Inspired Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 86,191,872 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_280490805 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -9,400,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 129,419,606 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 3.42 |
| Operating Cashflow | 40,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17928 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 646 565 3861 |
| Previous Close | 3.39 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.987625 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -5.5236487 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.30629662 |
| Profit Margins | -0.0334 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.744 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.83333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.120000124 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.5398266 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.27 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.27 - 3.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.42 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.27 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,170,152 |
| Regular Market Volume | 107,578 |
| Return On Assets | 0.083979994 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.243 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.672 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,358,372 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0495 |
| Shares Short | 1,305,894 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,089,692 |
| Short Name | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0698 |
| Short Ratio | 3.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | INSE |
| Target High Price | 14.0 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.0 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 22,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.835 |
| Total Debt | 343,200,000 |
| Total Revenue | 281,400,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.32 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.0483 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.7782998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.5360583 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 107,578 |
| Website | https://inseinc.com |
| Zip | 10,107 |