Light & Wonder Valuation

Is LNW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LNW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: LNW ($96.42) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($108.68)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LNW is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LNW?

Key metric: As LNW is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LNW. This is calculated by dividing LNW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LNW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio28.9x
EarningsUS$295.00m
Market CapUS$8.34b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LNW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LNW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.3x
CHDN Churchill Downs
25.4x16.3%US$10.5b
BYD Boyd Gaming
12.8x5.6%US$6.3b
MGM MGM Resorts International
12.5x9.3%US$11.3b
WYNN Wynn Resorts
10.4x-4.7%US$10.0b
LNW Light & Wonder
28.9x22.1%US$8.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LNW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.9x) compared to the peer average (15.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LNW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GDHG Golden Heaven Group Holdings
3.7xn/aUS$5.82m
THRS.F Agility Real Estate
1.7xn/aUS$2.05m
No more companies available in this PE range
LNW 28.9xIndustry Avg. 25.0xNo. of Companies15PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LNW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.9x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (24.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LNW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LNW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio28.9x
Fair PE Ratio26.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LNW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LNW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$96.42
US$110.11
+14.2%
14.7%US$144.00US$76.00n/a18
Nov ’25US$94.22
US$109.97
+16.7%
14.7%US$144.00US$76.00n/a18
Oct ’25US$87.91
US$110.56
+25.8%
15.5%US$144.00US$76.00n/a17
Sep ’25US$109.82
US$112.85
+2.8%
14.8%US$144.00US$76.00n/a17
Aug ’25US$106.23
US$110.20
+3.7%
14.2%US$130.00US$76.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$102.74
US$106.39
+3.6%
15.0%US$130.00US$76.00n/a13
Jun ’25US$95.48
US$105.92
+10.9%
14.7%US$130.00US$76.00n/a13
May ’25US$90.00
US$107.18
+19.1%
12.3%US$125.00US$76.00n/a14
Apr ’25US$101.03
US$107.37
+6.3%
12.4%US$125.00US$76.00n/a14
Mar ’25US$102.44
US$108.13
+5.6%
11.8%US$125.00US$76.00n/a12
Feb ’25US$81.51
US$93.77
+15.0%
11.9%US$109.26US$67.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$82.11
US$92.33
+12.4%
13.0%US$109.26US$67.00n/a10
Dec ’24US$88.39
US$91.73
+3.8%
12.8%US$109.26US$67.00n/a10
Nov ’24US$72.73
US$87.33
+20.1%
11.8%US$104.00US$66.00US$94.229
Oct ’24US$71.33
US$84.50
+18.5%
13.8%US$104.00US$66.00US$87.9110
Sep ’24US$77.27
US$82.89
+7.3%
14.8%US$104.00US$66.00US$109.829
Aug ’24US$70.28
US$73.88
+5.1%
14.9%US$90.00US$56.00US$106.238
Jul ’24US$68.76
US$68.00
-1.1%
19.0%US$90.00US$46.00US$102.749
Jun ’24US$60.26
US$67.50
+12.0%
20.2%US$90.00US$46.00US$95.488
May ’24US$61.37
US$66.56
+8.4%
19.5%US$90.00US$46.00US$90.009
Apr ’24US$60.05
US$67.75
+12.8%
19.6%US$90.00US$46.00US$101.038
Mar ’24US$63.38
US$66.75
+5.3%
18.3%US$85.00US$48.00US$102.448
Feb ’24US$66.37
US$65.63
-1.1%
18.7%US$85.00US$48.00US$81.518
Jan ’24US$58.60
US$66.00
+12.6%
19.5%US$85.00US$48.00US$82.118
Dec ’23US$64.26
US$65.63
+2.1%
19.6%US$85.00US$48.00US$88.398
Nov ’23US$56.70
US$65.00
+14.6%
27.0%US$90.00US$47.00US$72.738

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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