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Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI)

Consumer Cyclical | Resorts & Casinos | Reno, United States | NasdaqGS
100.05 USD +2.10 (2.144%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 99.44 -0.61 (-0.609%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:07 p.m. EDT

With earnings looming and CEO of record selling, the fundamental landscape is mixed, but the options market is aggressively pricing a downside limit with a significant upside bet. The heavy concentration of 15-20% OTM puts hints at a fear of further weakness, while the call flow at 95+ ATM and higher OTM suggests the smart money views 100 as a floor and eyes the 110+ upside for dividend coverage and growth, making a break above 100 the key technical level to watch for the short-term trend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.075193
AutoETS0.077809
AutoTheta0.080844
AutoARIMA0.178037

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 2.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.008
Excess Kurtosis 0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 2.473
Revenue per Share 29.818
Market Cap 1,789,506,304
Trailing P/E 18.43
Forward P/E 16.86
Beta 1.34
Profit Margins 18.60%
Website https://www.monarchcasino.com

As of April 18, 2026, 11:07 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a distinct bimodal sentiment. While near-term ATM call interest is low, significant Open Interest (OI) and volume are clustered at OTM strikes (95.0 for calls, 110-115 for September calls), suggesting a bullish 'happy money' positioning for a trend reversal above current levels. Conversely, the put side reveals a defensive floor being established deep in-the-money at the 15% discount level (75/80 strikes) with massive OI concentration at 80.0 (-20%). Given the high IV on the puts (0.73 vs 0.52 on calls) and the majority of put OI being OTM above 95, speculators are effectively buying a limited downside crash and betting on a medium-term bounce towards 110+, creating an asymmetric long-biased setup.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.31% 1.27% 1.57%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-02 0.3 0.309725
2025-12-01 0.3 0.312567
2025-08-29 0.3 0.289348
2025-05-30 0.3 0.361525
2025-02-28 0.3 0.331760
2024-11-29 0.3 0.362858
2024-08-30 0.3 0.402963
2024-05-31 0.3 0.458641
2024-02-29 0.3 0.438581
2023-11-30 0.3 0.492819
2023-08-31 0.3 0.461961
2023-05-31 0.3 0.481963
2023-02-28 5.0 7.112948
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.2
dividendYield 1.2
exDividendDate 2026-03-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01225115
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-03-02
dividendDate 2026-03-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.35697818
Address1 3,800 South Virginia Street
All Time High 113.88
All Time Low 1.0
Ask 100.66
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 112,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 122,122
Average Volume 122,122
Average Volume10Days 112,180
Beta 1.341
Bid 99.61
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value 30.174
City Reno
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 100.05
Current Ratio 0.861
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 100.33
Day Low 97.64
Debt To Equity 2.473
Display Name Monarch Casino & Resort
Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Dividend Rate 1.2
Dividend Yield 1.2
Earnings Growth 4.452
Earnings Quarterly Growth 4.449
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,801,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,801,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,801,600
Ebitda 190,716,992
Ebitda Margins 0.34986
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.947
Enterprise To Revenue 3.13
Enterprise Value 1,706,336,256
Eps Current Year 5.8
Eps Forward 5.935
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.43
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 775 332 9171
Fifty Day Average 97.2514
Fifty Day Average Change 2.7985992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.028776955
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.69782
Fifty Two Week High 113.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.829994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12144358
Fifty Two Week Low 73.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change 26.370003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35789907
Fifty Two Week Range 73.68 - 113.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 744,643,800,000
Float Shares 12,087,619
Forward Eps 5.935
Forward P E 16.857624
Free Cashflow 114,207,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,740
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.67957
Gross Profits 370,452,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.32272997
Held Percent Institutions 0.64811
Implied Shares Outstanding 17,886,121
Industry Resorts & Casinos
Industry Disp Resorts & Casinos
Industry Key resorts-casinos
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Last Dividend Value 0.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,112,227,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hotels and casinos. It owns and operates hotels and casinos under the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada and the Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado. The company also owns separate parcels of land. In addition, it owns and operates The Toucan Charlie's Buffet & Grille, which offers a variety of food selections; The Atlantis Steakhouse, a fine dining destination; The Bistro Napa, which features wine country cuisine; The Oyster Bar on the Sky Terrace, which offers pan roasts made-to-order, fresh seafood, cioppino, house made chowder, and bisques; Sushi Bar, which serves sushi rolls; The Purple Parrot coffee shop, which serves breakfast and American comfort food; The Red Bloom Asian kitchen, which offers Asian dishes; The Manhattan Deli, which offers matzo ball soup, piled high sandwiches, salads, house made soups, bagels and lox, New York style pizza, and New York cheesecake; and The Chicago Dogs Eatery, a snack bar that serves Chicago-style hot dogs, pizza, ice cream, and arcade-style refreshments, as well as two gourmet coffee bars that offer coffee drinks, sandwiches, house made gelato, and freshly baked pastries. Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
Long Name Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,789,506,304
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_337961
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 101,392,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,774,363,101
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 98.63
Operating Cashflow 164,748,992
Operating Margins 0.26003
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.221
Peg Ratio 1.07
Phone 775 335 4600
Post Market Change -0.6091995
Post Market Change Percent -0.60889506
Post Market Price 99.4408
Post Market Time 1,776,462,488
Previous Close 97.95
Price Eps Current Year 17.25
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.3157687
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.282745
Profit Margins 0.186
Quick Ratio 0.736
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.10001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.14396
Regular Market Day High 100.33
Regular Market Day Low 97.64
Regular Market Day Range 97.64 - 100.33
Regular Market Open 98.63
Regular Market Previous Close 97.95
Regular Market Price 100.05
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 150,722
Return On Assets 0.12166
Return On Equity 0.19214001
Revenue Growth 0.041
Revenue Per Share 29.818
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 17,740,083
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0147
Shares Short 260,541
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 307,491
Short Name Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0225
Short Ratio 2.07
Source Interval 15
State NV
Symbol MCRI
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 97.0
Target Mean Price 108.33333
Target Median Price 105.5
Total Cash 96,468,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.393
Total Debt 13,298,000
Total Revenue 545,124,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01225115
Trailing Eps 5.43
Trailing P E 18.425415
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 97.3274
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.7226028
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.027973652
Type Disp Equity
Volume 150,722
Website https://www.monarchcasino.com
Zip 89,502