Casinos & Gaming

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Isle of Capri Casinos (NASDAQ: ISLE) from $9 to $10 and maintains its Hold rating.

JP Morgan has upgraded Boyd Gaming Group (NYSE: BYD) from Underweight to Neutral and has raised the price target from $7 to $8.50.

BMC reiterated its Buy rating on Isle of Capri Casinos (NASDAQ: ISLE) after the company reported strong quarterly earnings results. At the moment, BMC has a price target of $13 placed on the company's stock. On Thursday, Isle of Capri added 6,01% to its value to end the day at $9.

Gone are those dark days during the financial crisis when Las Vegas became almost a ghost town and getting a spot at a table at the Venetian was easier than pie. And gone are the days that casino stocks were not far removed from financials and automakers as the worst market victims of the recession...

Shares of International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) are lower on the session by 0.12%, trading at $17.03. Overall call volume is now running at 2.09x the daily average, with 42% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,063 contracts have traded on the session so far. International...

International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Multi-State Lottery Association to facilitate IGT's first interstate wide area progressive (WAP) link between the lottery jurisdictions of Delaware, Rhode Island and West Virginia. The new interstate...

Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded Zumiez Inc (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) from “buy” to “neutral.” ZUMZ's shares closed at $29.40 yesterday. Zumiez's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 5.65%. Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL...

Goldman Sachs has downgraded Ameristar Casinos (NASDAQ: ASCA) from Neutral to Sell and maintains its $20 price target.

Morgan Stanley provided color on Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN). In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley states, "PENN remains our preferred way to play the recovery in domestic gaming revenues. We believe there is upside to current 2011 and 2012 consensus estimates, as same...

Cascade Corporation (NYSE: CASC) is estimated to report its Q1 EPS at $0.82 on revenue of $113.33 million. SAIC Inc (NYSE: SAI) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $2.71 billion. The Descartes Systems Group Inc (NASDAQ: DSGX) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.12 on...

As we like to say around here, it only matters when it matters.  After nearly 2 months of bad economic data this was really the first day people seem to be startled into realizing the Federal Reserve is not going to create a magic carpet ride.  This is the worse market day since March.  Ten year...

Shares of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) are among a handful of stocks that have been able to scratch out gains on Wednesday. The shares are currently 0.09% higher at $146.65. WYNN has gained more than 16% in the last 3 months and is sitting near its 52-week high at $151.73. Wynn Resorts, Limited is...

Shares of Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) are having a good day despite a brutal market environment on Wednesday. The stock has gained 2.70% to $42.66. Las Vegas Sands has traded in a 52-week range between $20.73 and $55.47. The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 53, a forward P/E of 19.38 and a PEG...

On days like this, I like to see what is in the green.  Often those names will be the leadership stocks during the next leg up and/or hold up the best during a downdraft.  Or of course there could be a specific catalyst, as we are seeing today in the gaming stocks - specifically Wynn Resorts (WYNN...

Shares of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE: WMS) are higher on the session by 0.52%, trading at $31.62. Overall call volume is now running at 9.59x the daily average, with 20% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,007 contracts have traded on the session so far. WMS Industries Inc. serves...