GSA Capital Partners LLP Takes $965,000 Position in Brightstar Lottery $BRSL

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSLFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 62,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $965,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Brightstar Lottery during the 4th quarter valued at about $297,000. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. bought a new position in shares of Brightstar Lottery during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,012,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL bought a new position in shares of Brightstar Lottery during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,255,000. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Brightstar Lottery during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,541,000. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Brightstar Lottery during the 4th quarter valued at about $7,388,000. 44.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Brightstar Lottery Price Performance

BRSL opened at $11.19 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $12.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. Brightstar Lottery has a 1 year low of $10.42 and a 1 year high of $18.57. The company has a market cap of $2.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.48 and a beta of 1.04.

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.04). Brightstar Lottery had a return on equity of 10.58% and a net margin of 6.24%.The company had revenue of $587.00 million for the quarter. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Brightstar Lottery will post 0.79 EPS for the current year.

Brightstar Lottery Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 28th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.2%. Brightstar Lottery’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 110.84%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BRSL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Brightstar Lottery from $17.00 to $14.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research upgraded Brightstar Lottery from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Brightstar Lottery in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.60 price target on the stock. Susquehanna reduced their price target on Brightstar Lottery from $21.00 to $15.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Brightstar Lottery from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.92.

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Brightstar Lottery Company Profile

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International Game Technology PLC operates and provides gaming technology products and services in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It operates in three segments: Global Lottery, Global Gaming, and Digital & Betting. The company designs, sells, operates, and leases a suite of point-of-sale machines that reconciles lottery funds between the retailer and lottery authority; provides online 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.

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