Golden Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: GDEN)’s stock price has decreased by -0.10% compared to its previous closing price of $30.7. However, the company has seen a 4.60% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-19 that The raising follows outstanding drilling results at the flagship Corner Bay deposit and Golden Eye prospect, which both offer substantial upside The raising follows outstanding drilling results at the flagship Corner Bay deposit and Golden Eye prospect, which both offer substantial upside
Is It Worth Investing in Golden Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: GDEN) Right Now?
Golden Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: GDEN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 78.42x compared to its average ratio. GDEN has 36-month beta value of 1.83. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 as “overweight”, 1 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for GDEN is 19.07M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GDEN on July 04, 2025 was 211.84K shares.
GDEN’s Market Performance
GDEN stock saw an increase of 4.60% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.07% and a quarterly increase of 11.69%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.91%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.80% for Golden Entertainment Inc (GDEN). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.89% for GDEN stock, with a simple moving average of 2.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GDEN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GDEN stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for GDEN by listing it as a “Overweight”. The predicted price for GDEN in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $38 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GDEN reach a price target of $46. The rating they have provided for GDEN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 26th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to GDEN, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on January 09th of the previous year.
GDEN Trading at 9.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GDEN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.91%, as shares surge +12.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GDEN rose by +4.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $28.69. In addition, Golden Entertainment Inc saw 2.40% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GDEN starting from Sartini Blake L II, who sold 23,979 shares at the price of $25.87 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, Sartini Blake L II now owns 141,528 shares of Golden Entertainment Inc, valued at $620,337 using the latest closing price.
Sartini Blake L II, the Officer of Golden Entertainment Inc, proposed sale 23,979 shares at $25.87 during a trade that took place back on Mar 13 ’25, which means that Sartini Blake L II is holding N/A shares at $620,440 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GDEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07% for the present operating margin
- 0.57% for the gross margin
The net margin for Golden Entertainment Inc stands at 0.02%. The total capital return value is set at 0.04%. Equity return is now at value 2.18%, with 0.88% for asset returns.
Based on Golden Entertainment Inc (GDEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.91. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 197.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 42.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.95.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Golden Entertainment Inc (GDEN) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
