MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI)
Consumer Discretionary · Casinos & Gaming · NASDAQ
Monarch Casino & Resort owns and operates upscale casino-resort properties in Reno, Nevada, and Black Hawk, Colorado, offering comprehensive gaming, hospitality, and dining experiences.
What MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC does
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. owns and operates casino-resort facilities, including the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, and the Monarch Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk, Colorado. The company's operations encompass gaming, lodging, dining, and other entertainment services.
Themes: casinos & gaming, hospitality, leisure & entertainment
Fundamentals
- Price$126.09 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+23.2% 2025-08-21 close $102.37 → 2026-08-21 close $126.09
- P/E19.20 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+20.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+55.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+20.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.41 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-21 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.9%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How MCRI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MCRI is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
57.0 #257 of 987 scored · #13 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Financial health 91st (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 27.5%) and profitability 70th (operating margin 25.1%, return on equity 20.6%); weakest is capital return (21st, consecutive years of dividend increases 2 years).
Short-term score
55.1 #477 of 1,704 scored · #62 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Volume and participation 69th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; momentum 60th: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is trend 48th: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MCRI's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 22%, free-cash-flow payout 17%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout22% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout17% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC looks technically
MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) is trading 18.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 82 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-16, pushing above its recent trading range. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 4% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 18.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +18.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $125.31 | $125.31 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $106.76 | $106.76 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 120.56. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 82 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 82 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 17.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 57.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($120.56 to $126.94) — its "stochastic" reading is 87 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 86.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $135.87 | $135.87 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 7.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -7.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 43.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +43.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 7.2% below its highest point of the past year | 7.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-16, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 40 trading days ago | 40 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $135.87 (set on 2026-06-29) | $135.87 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($89.05 to $133.87), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 17% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $104.74 to $106.17. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 17.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 7.2% below its all-time high | -7.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% below a resistance level at $127.64 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-16, most recently on 2026-08-04. Since 2024-08-21 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.59 (set on 2009-03-06) | $3.59 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 3412.3% above its all-time low | +3,412% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 4% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 4th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.97 between its high and its low — about 2.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.97 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $120.61 and $126.24 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $120.61 – $123.43 – $126.24 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.4% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (18.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.07× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.4% since the prior reading | +0.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.5% gap down opened on 2026-07-21 has been "filled" 14 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 9 sessions to close | 14 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +2.29% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 5.0 percentage points (the stock gained 7.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | +5.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock gained 8.4% while the market gained 3.1%) | +5.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 21.1 percentage points (the stock gained 32.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +21.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 2.7 percentage points (the stock gained 23.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | +2.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.5% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 12% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $112.32 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +12.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-21 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $122.23 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 24 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MCRI last closed at $126.09 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $127.64 | Resistance | 1.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-16 to 2026-08-04 |
| $120.95 | Support | 4.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-05-06 to 2026-08-10 |
| $113.71 | Support | 9.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-17 to 2026-05-21 |
| $106.88 | Support | 15.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-28 to 2025-10-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $120.56.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 4 trading days, since 2026-08-18.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.67 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
- Mean price target$127.00 range $114.00 – $144.00; median $126.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MCRI
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.70 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Concentration of operations in limited geographic markets (Nevada and Colorado)","Reliance on consumer discretionary spending which is sensitive to economic conditions","Risks associated with the highly regulated gaming industry and potential changes in gaming laws or taxation"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MCRI's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Notes:
- Both text excerpts are truncated at the same point ('as well as those risks discussed in Part I,') making a complete comparison impossible
- The provided text sections appear identical up to the truncation point; no differences detected in the visible portions
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($604200) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 3 sells ($899630) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-28. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about MCRI's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding MCRI as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 2,858,456
- Reported value $273,268,358
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
MCRI had 486,657 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MCRI had 2.74% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.49 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 486,657
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.74%
- Prior settlement (shares) 571,220
- Reported change -14.8%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.49
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Boyd Gaming (BYD)
- Penn Entertainment (PENN)
- Caesars Entertainment (CZR)
- MGM Resorts International (MGM)
- Red Rock Resorts (RRR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) do?
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. owns and operates casino-resort facilities, including the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, and the Monarch Casino Resort Spa in Black Hawk, Colorado. The company's operations encompass gaming, lodging, dining, and other entertainment services.
What sector is MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) in?
MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Casinos & Gaming. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does MCRI pay a dividend?
Yes — MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.86% and 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC's (MCRI) competitors?
Notable peers of MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) include Boyd Gaming, Penn Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International and Red Rock Resorts. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) overbought or oversold right now?
MONARCH CASINO AND RESORT INC (MCRI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MCRI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.