Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MLCO is 1.04. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MLCO is 419.45M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.08% of that float. On January 22, 2025, MLCO’s average trading volume was 3.24M shares.
MLCO) stock’s latest price update
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR (NASDAQ: MLCO)’s stock price has increased by 0.90 compared to its previous closing price of 5.54. However, the company has seen a 0.54% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-05 that Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MLCO ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 5, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jeanny Kim – Senior Vice President, Group Treasurer Evan Winkler – President Lawrence Ho – Chairman and CEO Geoffrey Davis – EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants George Choi – Citi John DeCree – CBRE Luis Ricardo Chinchilla – Deutsche Bank Praveen Choudhary – Morgan Stanley Simon Cheung – Goldman Sachs Operator Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for participating in the Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call of Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
MLCO’s Market Performance
MLCO’s stock has risen by 0.54% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -11.83% and a quarterly drop of -20.60%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.62% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.64% for Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.26% for MLCO’s stock, with a -15.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MLCO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MLCO stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for MLCO by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for MLCO in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $7.50 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MLCO reach a price target of $7, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for MLCO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 18th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to MLCO, setting the target price at $10.40 in the report published on May 29th of the previous year.
MLCO Trading at -9.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MLCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.62%, as shares sank -9.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MLCO rose by +0.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.72. In addition, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR saw -3.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for MLCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.08.
Based on Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR (MLCO), the company’s capital structure generated 1.21 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at -5.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 615.58 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 53.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR (MLCO) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
