Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. is a gaming and hospitality company that owns and operates casino resorts in the United States. Its properties serve leisure and gaming customers with casino gaming, hotel accommodations, dining, entertainment, spa services and meeting facilities.

The company operates Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, and Monarch Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk, Colorado. The resorts offer a range of gaming options, including slot machines, table games and, where permitted, sports wagering, along with restaurants, bars and other guest amenities.

Monarch’s history in the casino industry dates to the development of its Black Hawk property in the 1990s and its subsequent expansion in Nevada. The company is led by John Farahi, who serves as co-chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.45 to $119.21
• 50-Day Range: $115.00 to $126.09
• 52-Week Range: $88.13 to $135.93
• Volume: 249,421 shs
• Average Volume: 200,187 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.94
• Dividend Yield: 1.02%
• Price Target: $124.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Monarch Casino & Resort Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Monarch Casino & Resort scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 480 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Monarch Casino & Resort has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Monarch Casino & Resort is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Monarch Casino & Resort has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Monarch Casino & Resort are expected to grow by 3.01% in the coming year, from $6.98 to $7.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Monarch Casino & Resort is 18.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Monarch Casino & Resort is 18.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Monarch Casino & Resort has a P/B Ratio of 4.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.36% of the float of Monarch Casino & Resort has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monarch Casino & Resort has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monarch Casino & Resort has recently decreased by 4.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Monarch Casino & Resort pays a meaningful dividend of 1.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Monarch Casino & Resort does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Monarch Casino & Resort is 19.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Monarch Casino & Resort will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.69% next year. This indicates that Monarch Casino & Resort will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Monarch Casino & Resort has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Monarch Casino & Resort this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for MCRI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Monarch Casino & Resort to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Monarch Casino & Resort insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $620,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.34% of the stock of Monarch Casino & Resort is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.37% of the stock of Monarch Casino & Resort is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/20/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• 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:MCRI
• CIK: 907242
• Web: www.monarchcasino.com
• Phone: (775) 335-4600
• Fax: 775-332-9171
• Employees: 2,740
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Monarch Casino & Resort: $124.40
• High Price Target: $144.00
• Low Price Target: $112.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.93
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $101.39 million
• Net Margins: 20.40%
• Pretax Margin: 25.52%
• Return on Equity: 20.63%
• Return on Assets: 15.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $545.12 million
• Price / Sales: 3.88
• Cash Flow: $8.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.99
• Book Value: $29.46 per share
• Price / Book: 4.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,920,000
• Free Float: 13,202,000
• Market Cap: $2.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37