DraftKings inventory continued its latest slide on Wednesday, dropping as little as USD42 in early buying and selling.
That’s down some 43% from its all-time excessive in late March. And the selloff has solely intensified within the days since DraftKings latest Q1 outcomes.
However are these outcomes responsible for the dip, or is it the broader macro image? Wall Road, as ever, has differing views.
Not simply DraftKings inventory getting hit
Loop Capital analyst Daniel Adams raised his worth goal on USDDKNG to a Road-high USD105 following Friday’s outcomes.
“The sell-off in DKNG was pushed extra by technical points, not fundamentals,” Adams wrote. “To us, the important thing takeaway from DKNG’s 1Q is that the corporate delivered one other ‘beat and lift’ quarter.”
Particularly, the operator delivered USD312 million in income and raised its income steerage for FY2021.
Flooded ARK
To know the downturn, then, look no additional than the ARK Innovation ETF, a basket of high-growth tech shares. That too is down round 36% from its March highs, reflecting a wider selloff in DKNG-style firms.
“I feel DKNG has gotten caught up within the ‘progress’ to ‘worth’ reallocation from traders,” mentioned Macquarie Capital analyst Chad Beynon.
He identified that ‘hyper progress’ software program firms anticipated to develop over 30% have been down 35% year-to-date.
“It’s some much-needed froth being wrung from the market,” mentioned one Wall Road analyst who requested to not be named. “DraftKings continues to be solely again to the place it was in January so it’s hardly catastrophic.” The inventory continues to be at round 10x 2022 revenues, so it’s hardly low-cost too.
Re-opening performs
Susquehanna analyst Joseph Stauff agreed the downturn was “primarily a wider market situation.”
“General, shares that profit from re-opening exercise aren’t getting hit as a lot as these which have been COVID beneficiaries,” Stauff advised LSR.
In different phrases, traders are considering individuals would possibly return to concert events and eating places moderately than betting on sportsbook.
DraftKings inventory pink flags
Even when the broader macro image is basically responsible for the latest downturn, the Q1 outcomes held some considerations.
Losses widened to USD346 million, and the corporate warned these would proceed to widen all through 2021.
“We aren’t but seeing an enchancment on margins and bettering prices on incremental income,” the analyst who requested anonymity mentioned. “There’s nothing but to point out we’re nearing an inflection level the place this enterprise mannequin turns worthwhile. That mentioned I nonetheless assume this [downturn] is 75% macro.”
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins expectedly put a constructive spin on the earnings report:
“DraftKings is off to an impressive begin in 2021. We continued to make progress and stay on observe with the migration to our personal in-house proprietary sportsbook betting engine, strengthened our content material and expertise capabilities with the acquisitions of VSiN and BlueRibbon Software program, and invested in additional differentiating our product providing with the upcoming rollout of social performance in our DFS and cellular Sportsbook apps.”
Betting sector stoop?
Past the broader financial image and DraftKings itself, the US sportsbook betting business can be dealing with some headwinds.
The sportsbook calendar is coming into a little bit of a lull earlier than the NFL returns within the fall. And state legislative periods are drawing to an in depth across the nation, eradicating potential catalysts.
Certainly, all US sportsbook betting shares have taken a beating in latest weeks, with Penn Nationwide additionally down round 44% from its highs.
A extra wise sector?
What does all of it imply for the US sportsbook betting market going ahead? DraftKings is the “final bellwether” for the business, the analyst famous, so probably count on much less M&A.
“As DraftKings goes, so goes the sector,” he mentioned. “DraftKings is your mark-to-market. If that valuation continues to retreat, all valuations are available.”
That might have a significant affect on offers the place earlier than, firms have been completely satisfied to pay huge headline sums as a result of they have been paying in inventory.
“It was all humorous cash,” the analyst mentioned. “It didn’t matter.”
Unhealthy information for FanDuel IPO?
The downturn in sentiment might additionally have an effect on a possible FanDuel IPO, which additionally might be affected by CEO Matt King‘s resignation. Flutter was probably a USD30 billion valuation a month in the past.
However knock 40% off that, and one other 15% for the elimination of the Fox Guess property, and that IPO turns into considerably much less enticing.
Sentiment might but rebound after all. As already famous, although, a few of these shares have a protracted approach to fall earlier than they’re really low-cost.
Hold your eyes on that USDDKNG ticker.