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Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Wynn Resorts (WYNN - Free Report) closed at $72.21, marking a -1.35% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.57% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.08%.

Heading into today, shares of the casino operator had lost 8.81% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 9.97% and lagging the S&P 500's loss of 5.26% in that time.

Wynn Resorts will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, Wynn Resorts is projected to report earnings of -$1.12 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 53.53%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.01 billion, up 38.95% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.91 per share and revenue of $4.93 billion. These totals would mark changes of +85.13% and +30.91%, respectively, from last year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Wynn Resorts should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 5.64% lower. Wynn Resorts is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Gaming industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 198, which puts it in the bottom 22% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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