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Best Casino Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top casino stocks in 2026 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.

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:

Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) is the #1 top casino stock out of 18 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 27 points higher than the casino industry average of 25.

MCRI passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Monarch Casino & Resort has seen its stock return 33.7% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 7 percentage points.

Monarch Casino & Resort has an average 1 year price target of $97.00, a downside of -1.6% from Monarch Casino & Resort's current stock price of $98.58.

Monarch Casino & Resort stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Monarch Casino & Resort, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) is the #2 top casino stock out of 18 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 9 points higher than the casino industry average of 25.

MLCO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Melco Resorts & Entertainment has seen its stock return 22.15% over the past year, underperforming other casino stocks by -5 percentage points.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has an average 1 year price target of $7.70, an upside of 30.51% from Melco Resorts & Entertainment's current stock price of $5.90.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Melco Resorts & Entertainment, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) is the #3 top casino stock out of 18 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 Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 7 points higher than the casino industry average of 25.

HGV passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Hilton Grand Vacations has seen its stock return 47.02% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 20 percentage points.

Hilton Grand Vacations has an average 1 year price target of $54.71, an upside of 13.05% from Hilton Grand Vacations's current stock price of $48.40.

Hilton Grand Vacations stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Hilton Grand Vacations, 14.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 9 casino stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 casino stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) has an annual dividend yield of 6.69%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.9%. 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 141% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR) has an annual dividend yield of 5.41%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.9%. Red Rock Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 94.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.09%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.9%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide's dividend payout ratio of -35.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Casino stocks were down -0.53% in the last day, and up 2.63% over the last week.

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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:

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) 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.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the casino industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Melco Resorts & Entertainment's stock has gained 22.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the casino industry by -5 percentage points.

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) 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.

Boyd Gaming has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the casino industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Boyd Gaming's stock has gained 37.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the casino industry by 10 percentage points.

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) 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.

Hilton Grand Vacations has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the casino industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hilton Grand Vacations's stock has gained 47.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the casino industry by 20 percentage points.

31.25% of casino stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect casino stocks to rise by 14.23% over the next year.

0% of casino stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of casino stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.14% are rated C (Hold), 21.43% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).