Noble Financial Issues Positive Forecast for LUCK Earnings

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) – Analysts at Noble Financial boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 5th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for Lucky Strike Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $0.43 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Lucky Strike Entertainment’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $306.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $313.83 million.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Lucky Strike Entertainment from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Wall Street Zen cut Lucky Strike Entertainment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $13.00 price target on Lucky Strike Entertainment in a report on Thursday. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $7.50 price target on shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.64.

Lucky Strike Entertainment Stock Performance

Shares of LUCK stock opened at $6.65 on Friday. Lucky Strike Entertainment has a fifty-two week low of $5.70 and a fifty-two week high of $13.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $8.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $928.61 million, a P/E ratio of -10.23 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LUCK. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Lucky Strike Entertainment during the 2nd quarter worth about $42,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in Lucky Strike Entertainment in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. GatePass Capital LLC purchased a new position in Lucky Strike Entertainment in the second quarter valued at approximately $91,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Lucky Strike Entertainment during the second quarter worth approximately $94,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in Lucky Strike Entertainment during the second quarter worth approximately $114,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lucky Strike Entertainment news, Director Richard Meynard Born purchased 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $8.09 per share, for a total transaction of $242,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 30,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $242,700. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders acquired a total of 30,801 shares of company stock valued at $249,504 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 84.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Lucky Strike Entertainment

Here are the key news stories impacting Lucky Strike Entertainment this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Noble Financial raised its EPS forecasts across multiple periods (Q3 2026 to FY2027), boosting near- and medium-term profitability expectations (new estimates: Q3 2026 $0.19, Q4 2026 $0.13, FY2026 $0.20, FY2027 $0.49). That analyst upgrade signals improving earnings momentum and can support upside in the stock. Noble Financial estimate revisions
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted margin improvement plans (an EBITDA lift) and a brand-consolidation strategy with an explicit growth target of ~200 Lucky Strike locations by end of 2026 — a clear growth roadmap that could expand scale and EBITDA if execution stays on track. EBITDA lift and location target
• Positive Sentiment: Same-center sales turned positive in the quarter and company revenue grew year-over-year, signaling demand stabilization at existing venues — an encouraging sign for organic recovery. Same-center sales and revenue growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Management issued FY2026 revenue guidance roughly in line with consensus (~$1.3B) which reduces surprise risk but leaves upside tied to execution and margin improvement. Investors will watch how guidance translates into quarterly cadence. Guidance and metric comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcripts and presentation materials are available — useful for investors parsing management commentary on acquisitions, capital allocation and the rollout plan. These details will influence near-term sentiment as investors digest execution risk. Earnings call transcript and presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 results missed revenue and EPS expectations (reported revenue slightly below consensus; EPS was a loss of $0.11 vs. modest expected profit), and net loss widened year-over-year. The miss and profitability weakness pressured sentiment after the release and highlight near-term margin and leverage concerns (total liabilities remain elevated). Q2 results and stock reaction

About Lucky Strike Entertainment

Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F. Shannon in 1997 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, VA.