Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.19 Per Share (NASDAQ:CZR)

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:CZR) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Caesars Entertainment in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 8th. B. Riley analyst D. Bain expects that the company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Caesars Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $0.23 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Caesars Entertainment’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported ($0.34) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.31). The company had revenue of $2.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.85 billion. Caesars Entertainment had a net margin of 6.68% and a return on equity of 1.27%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.11) EPS.

CZR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Caesars Entertainment from $67.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Caesars Entertainment from $58.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on Caesars Entertainment from $62.00 to $59.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Caesars Entertainment from $67.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Caesars Entertainment from $65.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.08.

Caesars Entertainment Price Performance

NASDAQ CZR traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $37.16. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,725,139 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,369,712. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.57 and a beta of 2.83. Caesars Entertainment has a 1-year low of $35.09 and a 1-year high of $60.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.65, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The company’s 50-day moving average is $40.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.92.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael E. Pegram purchased 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $41.45 per share, with a total value of $621,750.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 4,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $191,167.40. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Michael E. Pegram bought 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $36.39 per share, with a total value of $1,455,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 181,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,611,953.83. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Michael E. Pegram purchased 15,000 shares of Caesars Entertainment stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $41.45 per share, for a total transaction of $621,750.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 4,612 shares in the company, valued at $191,167.40. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Caesars Entertainment

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Caesars Entertainment in the 4th quarter valued at $102,213,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Caesars Entertainment by 938.7% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,043,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,345,000 after purchasing an additional 942,621 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of Caesars Entertainment by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 11,024,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,826,000 after purchasing an additional 916,282 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Caesars Entertainment by 481.7% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 908,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,087,000 after buying an additional 751,938 shares during the period. Finally, Blackstone Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Caesars Entertainment during the third quarter worth about $34,762,000. 91.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Caesars Entertainment Company Profile

Caesars Entertainment, Inc operates as a gaming and hospitality company. The company owns, leases, or manages domestic properties in 18 states with slot machines, video lottery terminals and e-tables, and hotel rooms, as well as table games, including poker. It also operates and conducts retail and online sports wagering across 31 jurisdictions in North America and operates iGaming in five jurisdictions in North America; sports betting from our retail and online sportsbooks; and other games, such as keno.