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MCRI

Monarch Casino ResortD
Nasdaq / Consumer Services
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Current thesis
Primary sources support a solid historical operating story: 2025 net revenue rose 4.4%, adjusted EBITDA rose 10.4%, margins expanded, both properties reportedly gained share, and the balance sheet ended 2025 with cash plus no outstanding revolver borrowings [#8-K-2026-02-04] [#10-K-2026-02-24].
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-27 · AMC.
What can break
Catalyst density is low after the February 4, 2026 earnings and dividend release, reducing near-term re-rating support.
Momentum
44
Value
61
Sentiment
38
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $95.00 · Bull $108.00 · Bear $85.00Analysis 2026-04-15; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Earnings
2026-10-27 · AMC
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-23 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-23 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-23

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-23. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $129.43
Why
Momentum44 · Δ7d -14.9
Value61 · Δ7d -0.0
Sentiment38 · Δ7d +1.8
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.

Confirming evidence

  • • Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-10-27 · AMC.
  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.0.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • Catalyst density is low after the February 4, 2026 earnings and dividend release, reducing near-term re-rating support.
  • • Labor shortages and wage inflation remain explicit risks in both markets.
  • • Forward visibility is still limited because the main unresolved swing factor is litigation, while Reno promotional intensity, labor cost pressure, and two-property concentration can offset otherwise solid execution; deterministic scores also lean negative with low catalyst density, so this should remain a tentative monitoring memo rather than a standard-conviction call.

Catalyst clock

2026-10-27 · AMC

Next capital-return checkpoint after February dividend and 2025 buybacks

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
44
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-14.9
Δ21d
-30.2
Value
61
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.0
Δ21d
+1.0
Sentiment
38
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+1.8
Δ21d
-2.1
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 44.1 / Value 60.6 / Sentiment 38.2

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-04-15. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
20%
Probability
Target price
$108.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-04-15 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
50%
Probability
Target price
$95.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-04-15 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
30%
Probability
Target price
$85.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-04-15 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-23
Market Cap
$2.02B
Beta
1.35
Shares Out
17.92M
P/E (TTM)
21.9
P/S (TTM)
3.26
P/FCF (TTM)
17.51
Rev YoY
+4.2%
EPS YoY
+23.5%
Gross Margin
+46.9%
Op Margin
+26.5%
Net Debt
-$83.17M
Current Ratio
1.21
As of 2026-10-23 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data