What Happened?
Shares of hospitality and casino entertainment company MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) fell 2.5% in the afternoon session after the major indices continued to retreat (Nasdaq -1.5%, S&P 500 -1.2%) amid profit-taking and renewed concerns about tariffs.
Investors reacted to a federal court ruling that most of President Trump's global tariffs were illegal, raising uncertainty over trade policy and the fiscal impact of potential refunds. Rising Treasury yields added to the pressure, with the 10-year climbing above 4.2% and the 30-year nearing 5%, intensifying worries about stretched equity valuations. September's historically weak track record for stocks further dampened sentiment, leaving traders cautious ahead of the jobs report later in the week and the Federal Reserve's upcoming rate decision.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
MGM Resorts’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 10 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 11 days ago when the stock gained 4.8% on the news that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted that interest rate cuts could be on the horizon.
The positive sentiment spread across Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring over 900 points on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve may cut interest rates. The potential for lower rates often encourages consumer spending, which benefits travel and entertainment companies. This trend was seen across the sector, with peers like Caesars Entertainment also rising 6.3%, and travel companies such as Norwegian Cruise Line and Delta Air Lines experiencing significant gains as investors anticipated increased household spending on leisure activities.
MGM Resorts is up 15% since the beginning of the year, and at $38.71 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $41.99 from October 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of MGM Resorts’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,632.
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