Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSLGet Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $14.7667.

BRSL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Argus downgraded shares of Brightstar Lottery from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Brightstar Lottery in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.60 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Brightstar Lottery from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Brightstar Lottery in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Brightstar Lottery from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brightstar Lottery

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Brightstar Lottery in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Brightstar Lottery in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its holdings in Brightstar Lottery by 0.8% in the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 277,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,530,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Knott David M Jr purchased a new position in Brightstar Lottery in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. increased its stake in Brightstar Lottery by 2.1% during the first quarter. GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC. now owns 132,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 2,750 shares during the last quarter. 44.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Brightstar Lottery Price Performance

NYSE BRSL opened at $10.04 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $11.02. Brightstar Lottery has a 1-year low of $9.90 and a 1-year high of $18.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.10 and a beta of 1.03.

Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.04). Brightstar Lottery had a net margin of 6.24% and a return on equity of 10.58%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Brightstar Lottery will post 0.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brightstar Lottery Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 28th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.2%. Brightstar Lottery’s payout ratio is presently 110.84%.

About Brightstar Lottery

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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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