By January 2021, it had risen to over $100 a share. By August, it had more than doubled to about $50 a share. That’s an 81% drop from the peak.īy May 10, it had risen back up to around $20 a share. By March 17, the stock had slid to $7 a share. Unfortunately, in the wake of the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak, Penn’s stock plummeted. In the days immediately after the announcement, shares surged to an all-time high of $38. The remaining 28% is still owned by Portnoy and a few key executives like CEO Erika Nardini. After the initial deal closed, The Chernin Group’s 60% stake had been reduced to 36%, matching Penn National’s stake. Penn National can pay an additional $62 million in three years to bring its stake up to 50%. The total amount of cash transacted initially will be $163 million. In January 2020, Penn National Gaming acquired a 36% stake in Barstool Sports at a valuation of $450 million.
Portnoy remained 100% in control of the company’s content which eventually included podcasts, gambling content, merchandise, alcohol brands, TV shows and more. By 2018, Chernin had invested $20 – 25 million to increase his stake to 60%. In January 2016, it was reported a majority stake in Barstool had been taken by Peter Chernin’s The Chernin Group for $10 – $15 million. The Chernin Group Acquired Barstool Sports Portnoy was married to Renee Satherthwaite from 2009 to 2017. The unofficial goal of the show is to review every pizza place in Manhattan.
In 2017 Portnoy launched a pizza review series called “ One Bite with Davey Pageviews“. The brand has been described as a mixture between “ ESPN and Girls Gone Wild.” This combination is working well, as BarstoolSports is one of the most popular sports sites on the internet today. The site is a mix of snarky sports coverage and attractive women.
On the site, Dave goes by the title “ El Presidente” or “ Stool Presidente”. Portnoy was known to regularly put in 10+ hour days in the site’s early days while still working on both Saturdays and Sundays. Over the next ten years, Barstool would grow into an unlikely sports media powerhouse. The paper offered fantasy sports predictions, gaming ads and sports coverage. He established Barstool Sports in 2003 as a print publication for the Boston metro area.
After college, he moved to Boston, where he served for an IT market research company.
He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1999 with a degree in education. Early Life and Career of Dave Portnoyĭavid Portnoy was born on March 22, 1977. Portnoy has made his fortune as the founder of the digital sports conglomerate Barstool Sports. David Portnoy is an American sports media personality and internet entrepreneur.