Playtika Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
2.37 USD
At the last full screen 2026-08-12
Screened 2026-08-12 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its distribution label.
Playtika Holding Corp. holds its Distribution at $2.37. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 17 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-08-12
Phase
Distribution · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 17 days
Price at the screen
$2.37
Valuation
N/A trailing · 3.64 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
1.06
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
68.08%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 68.1% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
3.66%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 3.7% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
22.75%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 22.7% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.92%
Below 5%
Only 0.9% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Conscience Overlay
Conscience flag · Boycott-Israel.org A Simple Boycott List
The quantitative screen above is arithmetic. Separately, community boycott lists cite this company: Documented on Boycott-Israel.org A Simple Boycott List. The desk records that flag here without folding it into the verdict: the screen measures the balance sheet, the overlay informs the conscience, and they are different judgements that belong to different owners. The second one is yours.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-08-12 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 100.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 10 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +69% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-08-12 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Cheap Gaming Stock Masks Thin Growth And Losses
Every time a player spins a slot on their phone the money flows through a crowded market of free to play titles where only a few names keep users coming back. Playtika sits in that crowd with a portfolio of casino themed games yet its revenue is rising just 6 percent a year while margins sit at negative 11 percent. The low forward multiple of 4.2 times looks attractive on paper but the business shows little sign of pulling ahead of bigger rivals.
We pass because the opportunity rating is none. Fair value sits above the current price yet analysts see no upside and the ethical screen offers no extra reason to step in. Unknown moat and single digit growth leave the stock looking more like a value trap than a bargain.
Risk sits in the negative profit line and the narrow user base that can switch games overnight. Currency moves from its Israeli base add another layer of noise that can wipe out modest top line gains. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to Israel and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
PLTK trades on Nasdaq (the company is based in Israel). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-09-09Distribution$2.37-41.1%Entry 5
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 41.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (11 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5.
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 27.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (11 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5.
2026-07-18Markup$3.15+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (11 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5.
2026-07-03Markup$3.15+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$3.15Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
