Tougher UK and Dutch Rules Driving J.P. Morgan Downgrade Could Be A Game Changer For FDJ United (ENXTPA:FDJU)

• In recent days, J.P. Morgan issued a double downgrade on FDJ United to “underweight” from “overweight,” citing multiple tax hikes and significantly tougher online gambling regulations in the UK and Netherlands that have already weakened the company’s online betting and gaming performance.
• A particularly meaningful takeaway is that J.P. Morgan’s earnings forecasts for 2026–2027 now sit well below consensus, as the broker expects the regulatory changes to force a material reset of expectations for FDJ United’s online division.
• Against this backdrop of stricter UK and Dutch rules pressuring FDJ United’s online revenues, we’ll examine how the downgrade reshapes its investment narrative.

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FDJ United Investment Narrative Recap

To own FDJ United, you have to believe its mix of lotteries and online betting can still compound value despite regulatory headwinds. J.P. Morgan’s double downgrade directly hits the main near term catalyst, confidence in online growth, while also magnifying the key risk that tighter UK and Dutch rules could keep earnings expectations for the online division under pressure.

Against that backdrop, the company’s latest guidance for full year 2025, with revenue expected to exceed €3,700.0 million, becomes more important as a touchpoint for how resilient the broader group remains while online earnings forecasts are reset. I will be watching whether upcoming results and commentary help bridge the gap between FDJ United’s own targets for online betting and gaming and the more cautious assumptions now embedded in some analyst models.

Yet, behind the headline downgrade, investors should also be aware that further regulatory tightening could...

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FDJ United’s narrative projects €4.2 billion revenue and €509.3 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how FDJ United's forecasts yield a €33.93 fair value, a 47% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Ten members of the Simply Wall St Community value FDJ United between €24.53 and €54.06, highlighting very different expectations around future outcomes. Set that against the recent J.P. Morgan downgrade, which focuses squarely on regulatory risk to online revenue, and it becomes even more important to compare several independent views before forming your own.

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