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 D and is the 110th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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MCRI
MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC
$1.49B$80.48$90.0011.83%Hold42.47%31.12%18.85%14.11%
BYD
BOYD GAMING CORP
$5.67B$67.75$84.3024.43%Buy101.25%5.66%38.31%9.48%
VAC
MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORP
$2.33B$66.74$104.8357.08%Buy64.30%11.04%11.23%2.80%
WYNN
WYNN RESORTS LTD
$9.17B$86.15$118.7037.78%Strong Buy100.96%9.73%-258.57%4.47%
CZR
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC
$5.73B$27.01$48.0077.71%Strong Buy132.73%N/A9.03%1.15%
MTN
VAIL RESORTS INC
$6.01B$161.00$193.2520.03%Hold82.55%8.26%62.03%5.95%
HGV
HILTON GRAND VACATIONS INC
$3.61B$37.87$51.1735.11%Buy66.48%219.30%36.98%5.66%
MLCO
MELCO RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LTD
$2.30B$5.40$7.2333.94%Strong Buy35.52%119.92%-68.33%11.35%
LVS
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP
$28.87B$40.32$60.5050.05%Strong Buy106.68%22.39%80.87%11.28%
BALY
BALLY's CORP
$613.16M$12.64$14.0010.76%Hold24.74%N/A-170.06%-0.90%
RRR
RED ROCK RESORTS INC
$4.71B$44.43$57.3028.97%Buy101.67%-15.47%103.55%5.50%
GDEN
GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT INC
$730.64M$27.56$36.6032.80%Buy50.07%-66.22%4.90%2.15%
PENN
PENN ENTERTAINMENT INC
$2.62B$17.12$23.4637.04%Buy135.12%N/A6.25%1.17%
MGM
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
$9.03B$31.61$49.6757.12%Strong Buy120.88%4.59%28.07%2.01%
FLL
FULL HOUSE RESORTS INC
$151.75M$4.23$6.2547.75%Strong Buy4N/AN/A-26.58%-1.60%
CNTY
CENTURY CASINOS INC
$56.15M$1.83$5.17182.35%Strong Buy65.80%N/AN/A-1.85%
MSC
STUDIO CITY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
$792.29M$3.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PLYA
PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS NV
$1.64B$13.33$12.83-3.73%Hold3-7.48%-13.86%18.53%4.90%

Casino Stocks FAQ

What are the best casino stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 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: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 26 points higher than the casino industry average of 26.

MCRI passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Monarch Casino & Resort has seen its stock return 8.51% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 29 percentage points.

Monarch Casino & Resort has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 11.83% from Monarch Casino & Resort's current stock price of $80.48.

Monarch Casino & Resort stock has a consensus Hold 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, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD)


Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is the #2 top casino stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 22 points higher than the casino industry average of 26.

BYD passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Boyd Gaming has seen its stock return 2% over the past year, overperforming other casino stocks by 23 percentage points.

Boyd Gaming has an average 1 year price target of $84.30, an upside of 24.43% from Boyd Gaming's current stock price of $67.75.

Boyd Gaming stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Boyd Gaming, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC)


Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) is the #3 top casino stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 9 points higher than the casino industry average of 26.

VAC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has seen its stock lose -36.62% over the past year, underperforming other casino stocks by -16 percentage points.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has an average 1 year price target of $104.83, an upside of 57.08% from Marriott Vacations Worldwide's current stock price of $66.74.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Marriott Vacations Worldwide, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% 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 4.14%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.19%. 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 128.3% 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 3.63%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.19%.

Golden Entertainment's dividend payout ratio of 55.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC)


Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.46%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the casino industry average of 2.19%. 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 37.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are casino stocks down?

Casino stocks were down -0.89% in the last day, and down -1.01% over the last week.

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

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 2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the casino industry by 23 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 dropped -36.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the casino industry by -16 percentage points.

3. Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV)


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 4 points higher than the casino industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hilton Grand Vacations's stock has dropped -20.69% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the casino industry.

Are casino stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of casino stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect casino stocks to rise by 32.78% over the next year.

0% of casino stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.25% of casino stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% 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 18x.
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