Why Cowen Says Buy the Dip in DraftKings

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Why Cowen Says Buy the Dip in DraftKings

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Online gambling became popular as casinos shut down during the pandemic, and since then these stocks have risen to prominence. However, recently these online gaming stocks have dropped off, and this could provide an interesting buying opportunity. DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG | DKNG Price Prediction) is one of these stocks that pulled back over the past month, but one analyst thinks that it could jump nearly 25% from here.

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Cowen upgraded DraftKings to Outperform from Market Perform and issued a $70 price target, implying upside of 23.5% from the most recent closing price of $56.66.

According to the report, current legalization trends suggest that the second half of 2021 through the end of 2022 could result in DraftKings being live in states representing up to 51.2% of the adult population.

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The report specifically detailed:

In Q1:21, we have seen state-by-state market concentration solidify around the top 4 operators where collective OSB handle share exceeded 90% in WV (99.7%), IN (92.5%), IA (92.9%), IL (98.3%), MI (90.6%), and VA (99.0%).

The stock dropped below the 50-day moving average ($62.53) at the beginning of April and has remained there since. The 200-day moving average ($50.73) has been supporting the stock for over a year.

Excluding Monday’s move, the DraftKings stock had outperformed the broad markets with a gain of about 21% year to date. In the past 52 weeks, the share price was up closer to 191%.

DraftKings stock traded about 2% to $57.85 on Monday, in a 52-week range of $19.95 to $74.38. The consensus price target is $73.50.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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