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As highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 3.11%, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) stock has spent much of 2024 dithering, but a 7.66% jump over the past month indicates the shares have some momentum. Some analysts concur.<\/p>\n

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Bellagio Las Vegas. An analyst is bullish on MGM stock. (Image: Vegas Food & Fun<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a new report to clients, BTIG analyst Clark Lampen initiated coverage of the casino giant with a \u201cbuy\u201d rating and a $52 price target, which implies upside of 20.14% from today\u2019s closing price of $43.28. The analyst believes it\u2019s possible the stock could build on recent momentum with the assistance of upward earnings and revenue estimates.<\/p>\n

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Those catalysts would be sourced via ongoing strength on the Las Vegas Strip and in Macau<\/a> as well as capital return efforts, including the possibility of a dividend from the MGM China unit. That entity is 56%-owned by the Las Vegas-based parent and runs two integrated resorts in Macau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Likewise, MGM remains one of the most dedicated buyers of its own shares of any company in the US. Since 2021, the operator has pared its shares outstanding tally by 36% due to multiple share buyback<\/a> plans.<\/p>\n

Vegas, Digital Opps Could Boost MGM Stock<\/h2>\n

BTIG\u2019s Lampen sounded a constructive tone on MGM\u2019s digital operations and its Las Vegas Strip footprint. MGM is the largest operator in the US casino center.<\/p>\n

With Vegas implied at ~8x \u201924 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) within our sum-of-the-parts (or ~5x when lease liabilities are capitalized at 8x cash rent, rather than full BS liability), the current fundamental story doesn’t seem appropriately discounted, and we’d expect the multiple to expand as Vegas concerns fade and numbers move higher,\u201d observed the analyst.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lampen also noted MGM\u2019s digital business is an unfolding story that may not be getting the credit it deserves among market participants. Last week, the company said its LeoVegas will acquire the US operations of Tipico Sportsbook<\/a> in a move aimed at bolstering its tech stack.<\/p>\n

The analyst called MGM\u2019s digital operations a marquee driver of \u201cgrowing delta between BTIG’s estimates\u201d and consensus forecasts stretching out over several years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asset Sales Possible<\/h2>\n

In addition to the possibility of a dividend MGM China dividend and the parent company\u2019s domestic shareholder return efforts, Lampen added it\u2019s possible that the stock could be sparked by the sale(s) of regional casinos.<\/p>\n

In March, rumors surfaced that MGM was mulling the sale<\/a> of MGM Northfield Park, a racino near Cleveland, and its eponymous casino hotel in Springfield, Mass. The operator has yet to publicly confirm it\u2019s considering divesting those or any of its regional casinos nor did Lampen mention specific properties the operator could sell.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s possible MGM is evaluating sales of some of its regional casinos, the current interest rate environment is hard on prospective buyers that need financing, meaning the most desirable suitors are those that can execute transactions with minimal need for additional capital. That diminishes the pool of would-be buyers for regional casinos.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As highlighted by a year-to-date loss of 3.11%, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) stock has spent much of 2024 dithering, but a 7.66% jump over the past month indicates the shares have some momentum. Some analysts concur. 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