Risk Intelligence
Core Model
B−
71 / 100
Fundamentally Qualified
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Above average on this measure.
Suggestions
MGM · NYSE
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
Private betaSector unavailable · Industry unavailable
$39.89
-2.06%
Close on Sep 11, 2026
Defensively Qualified
Updated 6/30/2026
Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.
Investment Report Card
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
Sector unavailable · Data confidence good
66 / 100
Rank #127 of 1,152 qualified companies
Top 19% · Watch
Long-Term Potential
Research Model
C
60 / 100
Elite Compounder
Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?
Around the middle of the covered universe.
Fundamental Momentum
Research Model
D
45 / 100
Deteriorating
Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
Ownership Intelligence
Supplemental Intelligence
A+
96 / 100
Positive disclosed activity
What are important owners actually doing?
Among the strongest readings on this measure.
Valuation Intelligence
Research Model
C
65 / 100
Attractive
Is today's price reasonable?
Around the middle of the covered universe — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
Capital Returns Intelligence
Research Model
B−
73 / 100
Strong Capital Returns
How effectively does the company reward shareholders?
Above average on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
Why it stands out
- Business Quality meets the frozen IA Defensive qualification.
- The IA Compounder research model identifies strong compounding characteristics.
- More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.
- Attractive valuation: the stock reads 65 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence (Attractive) relative to its own history and comparable companies.
What holds it back
- The Fundamental Momentum research model shows deterioration.
Long-term view
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL scores 60 on Long-Term Potential (C), described by the research model as elite compounder. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.
Ownership view
Disclosed ownership evidence reads 96 (A+): Positive disclosed activity. 1 tracked managers disclosed a position in the latest reporting period. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.
Valuation view
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 65 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
Capital returns view
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 73 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend and a share count falling about 12.2% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
What changed
No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.
Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.
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Why it's interesting
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL (MGM) scores 66 out of 100 and ranks #127 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 19% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is watch.
Business strength
Risk Intelligence reads 71 out of 100 (B−), recorded as fundamentally qualified. Above average on this measure.
Long-term opportunity
Long-Term Potential reads 60 out of 100 (C), recorded as elite compounder. Around the middle of the covered universe.
What's improving or weakening
Fundamental Momentum reads 45 out of 100 (D), recorded as deteriorating. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
What important owners are doing
Ownership Intelligence reads 96 out of 100 (A+), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Among the strongest readings on this measure.
What kind of price you'd be paying
Valuation currently appears favourable: Valuation Intelligence reads 65 out of 100 (C), recorded as Attractive. MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 65 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
How the company rewards shareholders
Capital Returns Intelligence reads 73 out of 100 (B−), recorded as Strong Capital Returns. MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 73 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend and a share count falling about 12.2% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
What could go wrong
The Fundamental Momentum research model shows deterioration. Data confidence for this company is good.
Bottom line
Its strongest recorded evidence is Ownership Intelligence. Fundamental Momentum remains the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads attractive at today's price.
Composite discovery model
Pro Investor Score
Pro Investor Score™
66 / 100
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A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.
- Rank
- #127 of 694
- Percentile
- Top 25%
- Ranking updated
- September 12, 2026
58Rank weakened by 58 positions. Rank weakened by 58 positions.
- Risk Intelligence
- 71
- Long-Term Potential
- 60
- Fundamental Momentum
- 45
- Ownership Intelligence
- 96
30% contribution
30% contribution
20% contribution
20% contribution
Ownership Intelligence
96 / 100 · Strong · 20% of the Pro Investor Score
SUPPLEMENTAL / DESCRIPTIVE INTELLIGENCE
Coverage: Partial Coverage
- Elite Investor Activity
- Insufficient Data
- Institutional Activity
- 96 · Strong
- Insider Activity
- Insufficient Data
- Strategic Ownership
- Insufficient Data
50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score
No reliably mapped professional-manager filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score
Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.
15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score
No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score
No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2026-06-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.
Why it ranks here
Strong ownership evidence
Disclosed institutional activity evidence is favourable relative to other qualified companies. Ownership evidence is descriptive and reported with a delay.
What holds it back
Fundamental Momentum is softer
Reported business trends rank below the qualified median.
Ownership Intelligence — Partial Coverage
Only part of the ownership evidence is available for this company. Missing evidence is left missing rather than replaced with a neutral value.
COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Good. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.
Researched separately
Valuation Intelligence 65 · Attractive
RESEARCH MODEL
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Researched separately
Capital Returns Intelligence 73 · Strong Capital Returns
RESEARCH MODEL
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Score explanation
Why this company scores the way it does
Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 66.4 of the stored score (66.4).
Risk Intelligence
30% of the score · contributes 21.7 points
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Stands at the 72 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 71 · 33% of this company’s total score
How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.
How this area is measured
Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.
Full methodologyLong-Term Potential
30% of the score · contributes 20.3 points
Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?
Stands at the 68 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 60 · 31% of this company’s total score
Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.
How this area is measured
Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.
Full methodologyFundamental Momentum
20% of the score · contributes 7.5 points
Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?
Stands at the 38 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 45 · 11% of this company’s total score
Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.
How this area is measured
Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.
Full methodologyOwnership Intelligence
20% of the score · contributes 16.9 points
What are important owners actually doing?
Stands at the 84 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 96 · 25% of this company’s total score
What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.
How this area is measured
Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.
Full methodology
What is helping the score
- Risk Intelligence — 72 percentile, adding 21.7 points.
- Long-Term Potential — 68 percentile, adding 20.3 points.
- Ownership Intelligence — 84 percentile, adding 16.9 points.
What deserves attention
- Fundamental Momentum — 38 percentile, adding only 7.5 of a possible 20 points.
Outside the score
Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.
- Valuation Intelligence — MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 65 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
- Capital Returns Intelligence — MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 73 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend and a share count falling about 12.2% a year.
Pro Investor Intelligence™
Reported by insiders, large shareholders and professional funds. Shown beside our research, never blended into it.
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What changed
Research-score history available since September 2026.
Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.
A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.
Fifth research lens · outside the score
Valuation Intelligence
Valuation Intelligence
Is today's price reasonable?
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
65/ 100
Attractive
RESEARCH MODEL
Good coverage
Compared with its history
59
Reasonable
Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?
Compared with peers
51
Reasonable
How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?
Earnings & cash flow
82
Very Attractive
How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?
Growth-adjusted
69
Attractive
Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 65 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Valuation history
Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.
Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Current P/E 23.6x · own median 14.0x
Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.
Sixth research lens · outside the score
Capital Returns Intelligence
Capital Returns Intelligence
How effectively does the company reward shareholders?
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
73/ 100
Strong Capital Returns
RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage
Dividend Quality
7
Limited Capital Returns
Dividend reliability
Buyback Effectiveness
97
Exceptional Capital Returns
Do buybacks actually reduce shares?
Dilution Control
97
Exceptional Capital Returns
Is your ownership share protected?
Capital Return Sustainability
88
Exceptional Capital Returns
Can the cash flow support it?
Shareholder Yield
96
Exceptional Capital Returns
Cash returned versus company value
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL reads 73 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Strong Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend and a share count falling about 12.2% a year.
How returned cash was used
Dividends $0.00 · net repurchases $773.61M · total returned $773.61M · 38% of free cash flow
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 30, 2026
Capital returns history
Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
Why higher yield isn't always better
A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.
Why buybacks can be misleading
Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.
What these terms mean
- Dividend Yield
- The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
- Payout Ratio
- The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
- Free Cash Flow Payout
- How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
- Share Repurchases
- When a company buys back its own stock.
- Dilution
- When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
- Shareholder Yield
- A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.
Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.
Stored daily snapshots only
Ranking history
| Today | #127 | Score 66 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days ago | Not ranked | No stored score |
| 90 days ago | Not ranked | No stored score |
| First suggested | September 12, 2026 | |
| Highest rank | #127 | |
In the company’s own words
What this company does
MGM Resorts International is referred to as the "Company," "MGM Resorts," or the "Registrant," and together with its subsidiaries may also be referred to as "we," "us" or "our."
MGM Resorts International is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1986 that acts largely as a holding company and, through subsidiaries, is a global gaming and entertainment company with domestic and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meeting and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings, as well as sports betting and online gaming operations.
We believe we operate several of the finest casino properties in the world and we continually reinvest in our properties to maintain our competitive advantage. We make significant investments in our properties through newly remodeled hotel rooms, restaurants, entertainment and nightlife offerings, as well as other new features and amenities. We believe we operate the highest quality resorts in each of the markets in which we operate. Ensuring our properties are the premier resorts in their respective markets requires capital investments to maintain the best possible experiences for our guests. We also believe that through our online gaming operations, we can create a scaled global online gaming business.
As of December 31, 2025, we operate 16 domestic casino properties and, through our approximate 56% controlling interest in MGM China Holdings Limited (together with its subsidiaries, "MGM China"), which owns MGM Grand Paradise, S.A. ("MGM Grand Paradise"), operate two casino properties in Macau. Additionally, through our 50% ownership interest in MGM Osaka Corporation ("MGM Osaka"), an unconsolidated affiliate, we are developing an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan. We also have global online gaming operations primarily through our consolidated subsidiary LV Lion Holding Limited (together with its subsidiaries, "LeoVegas") and through our 50% ownership interest in BetMGM, LLC ("BetMGM North America Venture"), an unconsolidated affiliate.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 11, 2026. Read the filing
Four distinct intelligence areas
The IA view
Risk Intelligence
Production core
71
Fundamentally Qualified
+10.7 vs Jun 30, 2026
Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.
As of Sep 11, 2026
Long-Term Potential
Research model
60
Elite Compounder
-15.5 vs Jun 30, 2026
Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.
As of Sep 11, 2026
Fundamental Momentum
Research model
45
Middle
+32.2 vs Jun 30, 2026
Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.
As of Sep 11, 2026
Elite Investor Activity
Supplemental
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Insufficient Data
No prior period to compare
Too few tracked managers disclosed a position to describe consensus.
Company intelligence
MGM score history
Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.
MGM intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Risk Intelligence 71.2 on 2026-09-11, up 10.7 from 60.5 on 2026-06-30. Long-Term Potential 60.4 on 2026-09-11, down 15.5 from 75.9 on 2026-06-30. Fundamental Momentum 45 on 2026-09-11, up 32.2 from 12.8 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.
Risk Intelligence 71.2 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+10.7 vs prior period) · Production core
Long-Term Potential 60.4 as of Sep 11, 2026 (-15.5 vs prior period) · Research model
Fundamental Momentum 45 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+32.2 vs prior period) · Research model
Share price
MGM price history
Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.
- 6M change
- +9.9%
- 1Y change
- +12.9%
- 3Y change
- -3.8%
- 5Y change
- -3.4%
- Max change
- +19.6%
Last stored close $39.89 · +12.9% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown
Balanced evidence
Why IA likes it
- Business Quality meets the frozen IA Defensive qualification.
- The IA Compounder research model identifies strong compounding characteristics.
- More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.
Risk and uncertainty
What IA doesn’t like
- The Fundamental Momentum research model shows deterioration.
What would change our view
- Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
- Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
- A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
- New material public ownership disclosures.
Public filings · descriptive only
Elite Investor Activity
Reporting holders
9
New holders
7
Increasing
0
Reducing
2
Exiting
0
Coverage
Excellent
Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2022-12-31 · Public 12/19/2023
| Manager | Change | Portfolio weight | Rank | Disclosed |
|---|
Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.
Objective stored changes
What changed
- Risk Intelligence
Price Risk category changed
Price Risk moved from Not Available to Higher risk.
- Long-Term Potential
IA Compounder softened
IA Compounder research score moved from 75.9 to 52.5.
- Fundamental Momentum
Fundamental Momentum improved
Fundamental Momentum research score moved from 12.8 to 41.4.
- Risk Intelligence
IA Defensive weakened
Business Quality qualification score moved from 62.3 to 60.5.
- Long-Term Potential
IA Compounder strengthened
IA Compounder research score moved from 52.7 to 75.9.
- Fundamental Momentum
Fundamental Momentum softened
Fundamental Momentum research score moved from 36.2 to 12.8.
Ownership timeline
No high-confidence public ownership events are available.
General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.