Light & Wonder
About: Light & Wonder is principally an electronic gaming machine manufacturer, selling machines to pubs, clubs, and casinos. The firm is licensed in most jurisdictions allowing gambling globally. Light & Wonder is one of the three largest players in the space along with International Game Technology and Aristocrat Leisure. SciPlay, about one fourth of revenue, develops and distributes casual mobile games, principally in the social casino niche. The more nascent iGaming business sits between these two businesses, providing digital content and capabilities to real-money gaming providers.
Employees: 6,800
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $35M | Put options by funds: $25.1M
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q1] → 9 (+2) [Q2]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.05B [Q1] → $5.33B (+$281M) [Q2]
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 47
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 279 [Q1] → 280 (+1) [Q2]
3.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.98% [Q1] → 65.59% (-3.4%) [Q2]
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 114
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Benchmark
Mike Hickey
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$90
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Buy
Maintained
|
8 Aug 2025 |
Macquarie
Chad Beynon
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$117
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Outperform
Maintained
|
7 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan
Don Carducci
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$95
|
Neutral
Downgraded
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7 Aug 2025 |
Truist Securities
Barry Jonas
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$130
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Buy
Maintained
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16 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about LNW published over the past 30 days