Penn National Gaming Inc. stock falls Thursday, underperforms market – MarketWatch

Shares of Penn National Gaming Inc. PENN, -2.55% shed 2.55% to $42.35 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, -1.40% falling 1.40% to 13,352.78 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.02% falling 0.02% to 34,160.78. The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Penn National Gaming Inc. closed $99.65 below its 52-week high ($142.00), which the company reached on March 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Boyd Gaming Corp. BYD, -2.88% fell 2.88% to $57.74, Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR, -6.57% fell 6.57% to $70.40, and Churchill Downs Inc. CHDN, -1.05% fell 1.05% to $199.28. Trading volume (4.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
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