Entain (LON:ENT) Earns “Buy” Rating from Shore Capital Group

Entain (LON:ENT)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by analysts at Shore Capital Group in a research note issued on Thursday,Digital Look reports.

ENT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,200 price objective on shares of Entain in a report on Monday, March 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,000 target price on shares of Entain in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup reduced their target price on Entain from GBX 1,150 to GBX 1,100 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Entain from GBX 1,055 to GBX 1,028 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 750 price target on shares of Entain in a report on Wednesday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,028.

Entain Trading Up 6.5%

Shares of LON ENT opened at GBX 622.90 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 571.39 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 691.96. The company has a market cap of £3.99 billion, a PE ratio of -5.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.82. Entain has a 52-week low of GBX 520 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,031.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 448.61, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.52.

Entain News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Entain this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reaffirmed its outlook after a robust first quarter, boosting confidence that trading momentum is intact. Entain reaffirms outlook after robust first quarter
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted a strong start to 2026 and said Entain is “continuing to build on momentum,” supporting the upside in the stock. Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain ‘continues to build on momentum’
• Positive Sentiment: Entain said UK and Australian online revenue showed encouraging performances, a key driver since online iGaming is a higher-margin, scalable part of the group. Entain takes confidence from UK & Australian online performance
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market reports said strong volumes helped offset margin pressure, indicating resilience in revenue despite cost/headline margin headwinds. Entain shares jump as strong volumes offset margin pressures
• Positive Sentiment: Broker activity supported the stock: Peel Hunt reaffirmed a buy and Jefferies maintained a buy rating (with differing price targets), giving investors third‑party validation. Broker ratings and reaffirmations
• Neutral Sentiment: Deutsche Bank trimmed its price target slightly (still a buy), and Barclays remains on hold — shows analysts are recalibrating assumptions but not turning uniformly negative. Broker rating updates including Deutsche Bank and Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Intraday market coverage noted Entain among FTSE leaders and outperforming peers, which can attract momentum flows and short-covering. FTSE 100 Live: London blue-chips edge higher, Tesco, Entain and miners lead
• Negative Sentiment: Entain’s US JV BetMGM has cut full‑year guidance and Entain has lowered its BetMGM revenue view, creating downside risk to growth and margins from the US business. Entain’s US JV BetMGM cuts full-year guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Market notes and coverage flagged that punter-friendly sports results and BetMGM headwinds can pressure margins, so investors should watch upcoming updates and BetMGM guidance revisions. Entain lowers BetMGM revenue view amid punter-friendly sports results

Entain Company Profile

Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100 company and is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis.

The Group has a 50/50 joint venture, BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US.