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Track PLTK free→NASDAQCommunication ServicesElectronic Gaming & MultimediaSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral. Earnings quality is not assessable since the company is unprofitable. Management's recent track record has been unsteady. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Compared with sector peers, PLTK is typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 75% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk. This trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak. The read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $3.35. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $3.15 PLTK trades at 0× p/s, below its 1× p/s peer median. Our $13 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 76% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 5%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Crisis) does not concentrate fragility.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 46% of the time over the next year (vs 61% for the rest of the cohort, n=902).
Over the trailing year it converted -1.94x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
11 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Communication Services names rated volatile grew net income 60% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=200).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.21 → $0.21 (+0.0% / 30d). 0 raised, 0 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 1 maintained. 25% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 3.2% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$207.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$516.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $4,268.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If Playtika's revenue grows, it may show a recovery. This comes during a sector decline.
Confirms:Q2 revenue growth reported above 0% year over year.
Disproves:Q2 revenue growth reported below 0% year over year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for PLTK yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 7, 2026 , Playtika Holding Corp. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or ot…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Interactive Home Entertainment.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
PLTK Playtika Holding Corp. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 59 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
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Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Raise full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $2.75 - $2.85 billion.
Implement a 15% workforce reduction to adjust cost structure and reallocate resources.
Raise Adjusted EBITDA range for 2026 to $750 - $790 million.
of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Playtika Holding Corp. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2026, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Tae Lee to serve as the Company’s acting Chief Financial Officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, effective April 1, 2026. On May 5, 2026, the Board appointed Tae Lee as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lee will continue to serve as the Company’s principal financial…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. As previously disclosed, effective April 1, 2026, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Tae Lee to serve as the Company’s acting Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer. At the time of the Original Report, Mr. Lee’s compensatory arrangements as the Company’s acting Chief Financial Officer had not been determi…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 5, 2026, Craig Abrahams notified Playtika Holding Corp. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of April 1, 2026. Mr. Abrahams’ decision to leave the Company is not related to any financial or accounting issue or any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 26, 2026, Playtika Holding Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934…