Brightstar Lottery Signs Six-Year Contract with California Lottery

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

Updated: Jan 06 2026

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Brightstar Lottery announced that its subsidiary, Brightstar Global Solutions, has signed a six-year instant ticket printing and related services contract with the California Lottery. The contract was awarded following a competitive procurement. Under the terms of the agreement, the Lottery will have access to Brightstar's entire instant ticket content and innovations portfolio.

BRSL

$14.065+Infinity%1D

Analyst Views on BRSL

Wall Street analysts forecast BRSL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BRSL is 19.33 USD with a low forecast of 18.00 USD and a high forecast of 21.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

3 Analyst Rating

1 Buy

2 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 14.040

Low

18.00

Averages

19.33

High

21.00

Current: 14.040

Low

18.00

Averages

19.33

High

21.00

Stifel

Buy

maintain

$20 -> $21

2025-11-05

Reason

Stifel

Price Target

$20 -> $21

AI Analysis

2025-11-05

maintain

Buy

Reason

Stifel raised the firm's price target on Brightstar Lottery to $21 from $20 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after the company reported a 3% adjusted EBITDA beat while reiterating FY25 adjusted EBITDA guidance and introducing FY28 targets that the firm says "seem to embed sufficient conservatism around more difficult to forecast growth vectors."

Truist

Barry Jonas

Hold

maintain

$17 -> $18

2025-10-21

Reason

Truist

Barry Jonas

Price Target

$17 -> $18

2025-10-21

maintain

Hold

Reason

Truist analyst Barry Jonas raised the firm's price target on Brightstar Lottery to $18 from $17 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. Gaming fundamentals remain resilient despite macro pressures, with Regional and Local markets outperforming, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Vegas softness should persist through Q3 but may improve in Q4, setting up for growth in 2026, Truist says, adding that digital results are volatile amid sports and prediction market concerns, though B2B providers could benefit. Overall, limited earnings surprises are expected, favoring companies with strong assets and stable cash flow, Truist says.

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Stifel

Buy

maintain

$18 -> $22

2025-09-23

Reason

Stifel

Price Target

$18 -> $22

2025-09-23

maintain

Buy

Reason

Stifel raised the firm's price target on Brightstar Lottery to $22 from $18 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after recently having hosted a series of investor meetings with management. Multiple growth vectors support a forthcoming inflection in organic growth and recent Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots support Q3 upside, the analyst tells investors. Positive estimate momentum and a potential multiple re-rating are underpinned by jackpot normalization and accelerating organic growth, the analyst added.

Stifel

Buy

maintain

$18 -> $20

2025-09-23

Reason

Stifel

Price Target

$18 -> $20

2025-09-23

maintain

Buy

Reason

Stifel raised the firm's price target on Brightstar Lottery to $20 from $18 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after recently having hosted a series of investor meetings with management. Multiple growth vectors support a forthcoming inflection in organic growth and recent Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots support Q3 upside, the analyst tells investors. Positive estimate momentum and a potential multiple re-rating are underpinned by jackpot normalization and accelerating organic growth, the analyst added.

About BRSL

Brightstar Lottery PLC, formerly International Game Technology PLC, is a global lottery company. The Company provides integrated solution OMNIA, that unites retail and digital lottery channels. Its technology solutions include retail solutions, digital solutions, and systems. Its retail terminals support all types of retailers with the camera technology in the smallest footprint, which includes Retail Terminals, Self-Service Vending, In-Lane Lottery Solutions, and LotteryLink. Its Retail Terminals include Retailer Pro S2 Lottery Terminal, Retailer Select Lottery Terminal, Retailer Vue Lottery Terminal, and Retailer to Go S2. Its Self-Service Vending includes GameTouch 28, GameTouch 20, and GameTouch Draw S2. Its digital solutions include Web and mobile solutions, digital systems and data platforms. Its lottery solution is a suite of lottery products and applications. Its instant ticket services are suppliers of instant games and services.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.