Mixed views on Bwin.party prospects

Bwin.Party has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, although there is some variation in how the analysts are viewing the company’s prospects. According to American Banking and Market News, three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company.

The operator has been the subject of a number of research reports recently with analysts at Deutsche Bank reiterating a ‘buy’ rating on shares in a research note on Monday. They now have a 170p price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Numis Securities reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment in a research note last week with a 200p price target. The stock opened at 127.4p yesterday.