Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ: MLCO) is a developer, owner and operator of integrated resort properties that combine casino gaming with hotels, dining, retail, entertainment and convention facilities. The company serves leisure and business travelers through destination resorts in Asia and Europe.

In Macau, Melco operates City of Dreams, Studio City and Altira Macau, as well as the Mocha Clubs electronic gaming business. Its properties offer a range of gaming options, hotel accommodations, restaurants, shopping venues, live entertainment and other non-gaming amenities.

Melco also operates City of Dreams Mediterranean in Cyprus and related satellite casinos under the Cyprus Casinos brand. The company has historical ties to the City of Dreams resort in Manila through its Philippine operations. Melco is led by Lawrence Ho, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer and has guided the company’s development and expansion since its formation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.06 to $4.23
• 50-Day Range: $4.14 to $5.76
• 52-Week Range: $4.06 to $9.53
• Volume: 2.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.98
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.27
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Melco Resorts & Entertainment scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a consensus price target of $7.27, representing about 73.4% upside from its current price of $4.19.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Melco Resorts & Entertainment are expected to grow by 36.59% in the coming year, from $0.41 to $0.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Melco Resorts & Entertainment is 6.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Melco Resorts & Entertainment is 6.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a PEG Ratio of 3.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.02% of the float of Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.58, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Melco Resorts & Entertainment has recently increased by 7.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Melco Resorts & Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Melco Resorts & Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Melco Resorts & Entertainment is 108.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Melco Resorts & Entertainment will have a dividend payout ratio of 116.43% in the coming year. This indicates that Melco Resorts & Entertainment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Melco Resorts & Entertainment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for MLCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Melco Resorts & Entertainment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.09% of the stock of Melco Resorts & Entertainment is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.62% of the stock of Melco Resorts & Entertainment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Casinos & Gaming
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MLCO
• CIK: 1381640
• Web: www.melco-resorts.com
• Phone: 852-2598-3600
• Fax: 852-2537-3618
• Employees: 22,961
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Melco Resorts & Entertainment: $7.27
• High Price Target: $9.50
• Low Price Target: $5.70
• Potential Upside/Downside: +73.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.22
• P/E Growth: 3.19
• Net Income: $185.04 million
• Net Margins: 4.50%
• Pretax Margin: 3.66%
• Return on Equity: -23.81%
• Return on Assets: 3.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: $2.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.05
• Book Value: ($2.15) per share
• Price / Book: -1.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 380,244,000
• Free Float: 163,163,000
• Market Cap: $1.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49