Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [NASDAQ: MLCO] gained 11.48% or 3979992.77 points to close at $3980000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 20979510 shares.
It opened the trading session at $7.87, the shares rose to $8.22 and dropped to $7.86, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for MLCO points out that the company has recorded 36.15% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 3.98M shares, MLCO reached to a volume of 20979510 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [MLCO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MLCO shares is $7.41 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MLCO stock is a recommendation set at 1.79. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
JP Morgan have made an estimate for Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on July 01, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 30, 2025, representing the official price target for Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $6.25, while Citigroup analysts kept a Buy rating on MLCO stock. On March 03, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for MLCO shares from 7.50 to 6.70.
Trading performance analysis for MLCO stock
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [MLCO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 17.84. With this latest performance, MLCO shares gained by 28.34% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 36.15% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 39.21% in the past year of trading.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [MLCO]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [MLCO] shares currently have an operating margin of 11.43% and a Gross Margin at 25.50%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.28%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 0.76%, with Return on Assets sitting at 0.76%.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [MLCO]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MLCO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR go to 91.82%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd ADR [MLCO]
There are presently around $36.46%, or 36.46%% of MLCO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MLCO stocks are: CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS with ownership of 31.12 million shares, which is approximately 2.357%. ARGA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP, holding 29.47 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$219.83 million in MLCO stocks shares; and ARGA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP, currently with $$130.56 million in MLCO stock with ownership which is approximately 1.3254%.
