- PENN
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For the quarter ended September 2026, PENN <a href="https://comicvibe.com/loreals-evolving-microdrama-strategy-puts-entertainment-over-product/” title=”L’Oréal’s evolving microdrama strategy puts entertainment over product”>Entertainment (PENN) reported revenue of $1.84 billion, up 7.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.32, compared to -$0.22 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.33% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.83 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.21, the EPS surprise was +52.38%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company’s financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock’s price performance more accurately.
Here is how PENN Entertainment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Revenues- Northeast segment: $708.3 million versus $707.64 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.6% change.
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Revenues- South segment: $291.8 million versus $291.35 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.3% change.
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Revenues- Interactive segment: $348.4 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $363.9 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +17%.
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Revenues- Midwest segment: $341.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $328.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +14.6%.
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Revenues- West segment: $147.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $147.68 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.7%.
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Shares of PENN Entertainment have returned +10.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s -0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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