Best Casino Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top casino stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best casino stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Resorts & Casinos
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Casino is Zen Rated C and is the 62nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
MCRI
MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$1.86B$101.70-2.31%$152.64M23.71x0.31
United States
LVS
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$36.44B$53.09-0.77%$3.82B26.81x9.83
United States
MLCO
MELCO RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LTD
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$4.13B$9.721.25%N/A68.94x-6.22
Hong Kong
BYD
BOYD GAMING CORP
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$6.69B$83.47-1.43%$1.30B12.90x3.71
United States
WYNN
WYNN RESORTS LTD
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$12.77B$122.851.15%$1.64B34.41x-31.47
United States
RRR
RED ROCK RESORTS INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$6.48B$61.08-0.42%$612.70M23.14x15.04
United States
MGM
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$9.70B$35.643.15%$2.48B19.48x12.76
United States
HGV
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$4.06B$45.550.75%$745.00M79.91x6.78
United States
GDEN
GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$646.34M$24.450.20%$129.07M58.21x1.29
United States
VAC
MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORP
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$2.66B$76.73-0.44%$683.00M10.40x2.98
United States
CZR
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$5.39B$25.903.23%$3.64B-28.15x7.28
United States
MTN
VAIL RESORTS INC
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$5.46B$147.012.57%$854.17M18.61x5.06
United States
BALY
BALLY's CORP
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$491.23M$10.000.81%N/AN/A11.35
United States
PENN
PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$2.75B$18.83-3.98%$1.17B-36.92x4.09
United States
FLL
FULL HOUSE RESORTS INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$126.03M$3.495.12%$44.00M-3.06x29.72
United States
CNTY
CENTURY CASINOS INC
NASDAQ
Resorts & Casinos
$84.99M$2.779.06%$57.64M-0.63x-39.77
United States
MSC
STUDIO CITY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
NYSE
Resorts & Casinos
$834.44M$3.96-10.20%N/A-11.12x4.38
Hong Kong

Casino Stocks FAQ

What are the best casino stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best casino stocks to buy right now are:

1. Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI)


Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) is the #1 top casino stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 24 points higher than the casino industry average of 26.

MCRI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Monarch Casino & Resort has seen its stock return 35.64% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 27 percentage points.

Monarch Casino & Resort has an average 1 year price target of $98.25, a downside of -3.39% from Monarch Casino & Resort's current stock price of $101.70.

Monarch Casino & Resort stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Monarch Casino & Resort, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS)


Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) is the #2 top casino stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 9 points higher than the casino industry average of 26.

LVS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Las Vegas Sands has seen its stock return 31.87% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 23 percentage points.

Las Vegas Sands has an average 1 year price target of $57.90, an upside of 9.06% from Las Vegas Sands's current stock price of $53.09.

Las Vegas Sands stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Las Vegas Sands, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO)


Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) is the #3 top casino stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the casino industry average of 26.

MLCO passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Melco Resorts & Entertainment has seen its stock return 73.26% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 65 percentage points.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has an average 1 year price target of $10.55, an upside of 8.54% from Melco Resorts & Entertainment's current stock price of $9.72.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Melco Resorts & Entertainment, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the casino stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 casino stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 casino stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN)


Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.53%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.36%. Vail Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Vail Resorts's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vail Resorts's dividend payout ratio of 112.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN)


Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.09%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.36%.

Golden Entertainment's dividend payout ratio of 238.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR)


Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.27%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.36%. Red Rock Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Red Rock Resorts's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Red Rock Resorts's dividend payout ratio of 37.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are casino stocks up?

Casino stocks were up 0.26% in the last day, and down -1.64% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why casino stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued casino stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued casino stocks right now are:

1. Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD)


Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is the most undervalued casino stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Boyd Gaming has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the casino industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Boyd Gaming's stock has gained 35.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the casino industry by 27 percentage points.

2. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC)


Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) is the second most undervalued casino stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the casino industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide's stock has gained 6.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the casino industry by -2 percentage points.

3. Mgm Resorts International (NYSE:MGM)


Mgm Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is the third most undervalued casino stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mgm Resorts International has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the casino industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mgm Resorts International's stock has dropped -2.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the casino industry by -11 percentage points.

Are casino stocks a good buy now?

75% of casino stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect casino stocks to rise by 13.5% over the next year.

0% of casino stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of casino stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the resorts & casinos industry?

The average P/E ratio of the resorts & casinos industry is 23.86x.
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