On Monday, China officially lifted all travel restrictions and limitations to Macau and scrapped COVID-19 texting requirements.
Macau casino operators are now hoping the end of pandemic restrictions will produce an extended period of pent-up demand among gamblers.
Shares of Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) gained on Tuesday after Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised the price target from $74 to $101.
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On CNBC, Colin Mansfield of Fitch Ratings said Macau’s gaming industry is expected to see a "strong level of pent-up demand" amid the lifting of some travel-related covid-19 restrictions.
J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff provides insight on the outlook for gaming and lodging stocks/companies in the fiscal year 2023.
The analyst sees more compelling value and better risk-rewards in gaming versus lodging, given better values and differing sets of investors’ expectations for fundamentals.