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MGM

MGM Resorts International
Consumer CyclicalResorts & CasinosIncome
$37.96 · 15min delay
β 1.28

A high-quality mid-cap income stock trading near fair value.

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52-wk low $29.1952-wk high $40.94

Mkt Cap

$9.71B

P/E

—

PEG

1.10

P/B

3.99

Dividend

—

ROE

13.5%

About the business

MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, operates as a gaming and entertainment company in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, MGM China, and MGM Digital. The company operates casino resorts that offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities, as well as online/digital games through its online platforms. Its casino operations include slots and table games, as well as live dealer, online sports betting, and iGaming through BetMGM. The company's customers include premium gaming customers; leisure and wholesale travel customers; business travelers; and group customers, including conventions, trade associations, and small meetings. The company was formerly known as MGM MIRAGE and changed its name to MGM Resorts International in June 2010. MGM Resorts International was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Who would buy MGM?

Consensus 7/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.

1 2 12

Endorses

· 1 framework
  • Dividend Growth School· Dividend Income80/100

    Payout Ratio < 70% 0.0% clears "< 70.0%".

Rejects

· 3 frameworks
  • Peter Lynch· Lynch GARP0/100

    PEG < 1 (growth at a discount) is 1.10× — fails "< 1.00×".

  • Joel Greenblatt
Insider activity · Mixed

Open-market buying concentrated in one insider

Strength 45/100

Buying is limited to a single filer (IAC INC., $77.1M). Single-insider buys are worth noting but carry less weight than broad-based conviction — they can reflect an outlier view rather than a shared read inside the C-suite. Over the 6M window, insiders are net buyers by 2,128,351 shares.

  • Buying concentrated in one filer — lower conviction signal.

In Prism's context

Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Fails criteria, score 7/100) and the archetype read (Income).

InsiderRoleTypeDateSharesAvg priceValueOwn
MCKINNEY-JAMES ROSE EDirectorTransactionMay 6, 20263,338——Direct
WINSTON BENJAMINDirectorTransactionMay 6, 20263,338——Direct
LANGLEY DONNADirectorOption exerciseMay 6, 20266,675$38.21$255KDirect
SWARTZ JANETDirectorTransactionMay 6, 20266,675——Direct
SALEM PAUL JDirectorOption exerciseMay 6, 20266,675$38.21$255KDirect
TAYLOR DANIEL JDirectorTransactionMay 6, 20266,675——Indirect
IAC INC.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market buyMar 24, 20261,000,000$37.22$37.22MDirect
MEISTER KEITH ADirectorOpen-market sellMar 9, 202637,500$34.27$1.29MIndirect
MOLINO AYESHA KHANNAChief Operating OfficerTransactionFeb 27, 2026299——Direct
HORNBUCKLE WILLIAM J IVChief Executive OfficerTransactionFeb 24, 202612,340——Direct
HALKYARD JONATHAN SChief Financial OfficerTransactionFeb 24, 20266,083——Direct
IAC INC.Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityOpen-market buyDec 5, 20251,098,748$36.30$39.88MDirect
FRITZ GARY MOfficerTransactionDec 1, 202515,005——Direct

Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 27.4% of shares outstanding.

Net 6M: +2,128,351 sh

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MGM is currently tagged:IncomeFails criteria (7/100)

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Probabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04

MGM Resorts International · MGM

MGM: 45% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 1 of 6 signal families negative (medium confidence). Strongest support: Insider buying ($77.1M). Main risk to monitor: 171% above fair value.

Outperform prob.
45%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
medium confidence
Expected return
-12.9% → +23.1%
mid +5.1% / yr
Downside (p20)
-17.4%
stress -34.8%
Data quality
98/100
Excellent

Probabilistic research output, not financial advice. Prism recommendations are based on available data, historical relationships, and model assumptions. They do not guarantee future returns. Conduct independent due diligence before any investment decision.

Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.

Prism Score

Composite 46/100. Strongest contribution from ownership; weakest from valuation. Risk patterns shaved 2 points off the composite.

Composite
46
/ 100
Stretched
Deep valueval.
67/ 100

P/B 3.99× · FCF yield 5.4%

Margin of safetyval.
0/ 100

171% above fair value

Bull · base · bear scenarios

Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.

Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.

Bull
~20%
$18.19
-13.7% / yr (5y)

A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.

Drivers
  • • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 7%
  • • Stranded asset value crystallises
  • • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~45%
$13.99
-18.1% / yr (5y)

No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 7% operating margin and 4% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.

Global value comparison

MGM Resorts International vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.

MetricMGMGCC medianMENA medianGlobal ex-US
P/E (TTM)—17.5×—14.0×
P/B3.99×2.40×—2.00×
Dividend yield—2.40%—2.40%
ROE13.5%
Earnings reaction explainer

MGM missed materially — -22.6% below consensus.

Big miss· -22.6%

Reported EPS $0.49 vs $0.63 expected — a material miss. The bar of the next two prints will be lower, but the multiple that was bid up to today's level usually does not survive an unexplained shortfall this size. Trailing operating margin: 6.9%.

  • Quality investorsNegative

    A material miss is incompatible with a quality-compounder narrative until proven otherwise. Two more prints needed before that label is restored.

  • Growth investorsNegative

    Multiple compression typically follows. The risk is not the miss itself, it's that consensus needs to re-rate forward estimates lower.

  • Value investorsNegative

    Even cheap stocks get cheaper after this kind of print — wait for capitulation rather than catching the falling knife.

News & events

Next earnings

Wed, Jul 29 · consensus EPS $0.63 · last actual $0.49

Key Metrics at a Glance

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

PEG Ratio

1.10

P/B Ratio

3.99

EPS Growth

-5.9%

Revenue Growth

4.2%

Debt / Equity

9.51

Net Cash / Share

$-114.08

Return on Equity

13.5%

Gross Margin

44.2%

Operating Margin

6.9%

FCF / Share

$2.07

Current Ratio

1.33

· Magic Formula
0/100

ROE > 20% is 13.5% — fails "> 20.0%".

  • Seth Klarman· Klarman Margin of Safety0/100

    FCF Yield > 7% is 5.4% — fails "> 7.0%".

  • See the full rule-by-rule drill-down below
    Prism Score
    46/100
    Low agreement
    Signal families · 1 of 6 signal families negative
    Agreement: Low
    • Valuationnegative

      Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.

      171% above fair valueReverse DCF: aggressive expectations
      17
      /100
    • Qualitynegative

      Returns are sub-cost-of-capital; quality bar not met.

      ROE 13%Op margin 7% (thin)EPS shrinking -6%
      36
      /100
    • Balance sheetnegative

      Leverage is high relative to coverage — balance-sheet risk on the table.

      D/E 9.51 (heavy)Thin interest coverage
      28
      /100
    • Momentumneutral

      Price trend is unremarkable — neither tailwind nor headwind.

      75% through 52w range
      55
      /100
    • Behaviouralpositive

      Insiders and / or superinvestors are accumulating — informed-money tailwind.

      Insider buying ($77.1M)1 tracked holders · peak 8.1%
      62
      /100
    • Catalysts & eventsnegative

      Recent miss and / or risk patterns weigh on the catalyst path.

      Big EPS miss (-23%)1 medium-severity flag
      30
      /100
    Positive drivers
    • • Insider buying ($77.1M)
    • • 1 tracked holders · peak 8.1%
    Key risks
    • • 171% above fair value
    • • Reverse DCF: aggressive expectations
    • • ROE 13%
    • • Op margin 7% (thin)
    • • EPS shrinking -6%
    • • Balance-sheet leverage is meaningful
    Suggested diligence questions
    • 1. Is insider buying coming from operators with informed perspective on near-term results?
    • 2. Debt maturity wall
    Similar historical setups[MOCK DATA]

    Among 95 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 47% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of -1.5% / yr.

    Probabilistic research output — not financial advice.
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    Quality20%
    47/ 100

    ROE 13% · Op margin 7%

    Balance sheet15%
    35/ 100

    D/E 9.51 · CR 1.33

    Insider convictionown.
    93/ 100

    1 insider buying

    Superinvestorown.
    77/ 100

    1 tracked holder · peak 8.1%

    Shareholder yield10%
    74/ 100

    Buyback runway via FCF

    Momentum5%
    80/ 100

    75% through 52w range

    Growth5%
    38/ 100

    EPS -6% · Rev 4%

    Risk deduction: 1 pattern flagged · balance-sheet leverage is meaningful. 2 points removed from composite.

    Designed to surface potentially attractive characteristics — descriptive, not prescriptive. For research and educational purposes only.

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    Drivers
    • • Revenue growth holds near 4%
    • • Operating margin stays around 7%
    • • No major balance-sheet surprises
    Bear
    ~35%
    $10.49
    -22.7% / yr (5y)

    Already-thin margins compress further on input-cost or pricing pressure; revenue softens; the market questions whether the current earnings power is structural or one-off. Multi-year drawdown plausible.

    Drivers
    • • Operating margin compresses 200–400 bps
    • • Refinancing at higher rates pressures interest coverage
    • • Sentiment de-rates the name to a deeper-value multiple
    Indicative weights
    13.0%
    —
    11.0%

    Editorial dataset · as of 2024-12-31. Sector medians are hand-maintained from public Tadawul / ADX / DFM / QSE / EGX disclosures and indicative Global ex-US references. Live licensed data is on the roadmap. For research and educational purposes only.

    What to watch on the next print
    • • Management explanation of cause — one-off vs structural
    • • Analyst-revision direction over the next 1-2 weeks
    • • Interest coverage and debt maturity wall

    Institutional Own.

    70.4%

    Insider Own.

    27.4%

    Dividend Yield

    N/A

    Book Value / Share

    $9.51

    Superinvestor ownership

    Held by 1 tracked superinvestor · peak weight 6.7%

    Grand Portfolio
    • Mason Hawkins

      Southeastern Asset Management · Q4 2025

      6.7%

    Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.